Haiti vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Haiti Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$544
$544
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$1338
🏠 One person rent
$228
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$105
💸 GDP per capita
$2143
$523
😃 Human freedom index
5.85
6.63
❤️ Life expectancy
64.9
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
34
🌐 English speaking %
1%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
13
31
😀 Quality of life
17
24
🏙️ Population
11.8M
21.7M

The average cost of living in Haiti ($544) is 0.1% more expensive than in Malawi ($544). Haiti ranked 176th vs 177th for Malawi in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Haiti compared to 0.2 months in Malawi. Ranked 182nd and 166th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiti vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Haiti and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Haiti Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.74
$4.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$509
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.8
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.43%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1397
$7714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$831
$395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.08
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.6
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.5
$27
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4549
$1644

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In Haiti

City Cost of living Population
Port-au-Prince
$559
987K
Carrefour
$545
511K
Petion-Ville
$539
377K
Gonaives
$539
356K
Delmas
$535
284K
Saint-Marc
$533
267K
Cap-Haitien
$530
190K
Miragoane
$523
62.5K
Cerca-la-Source
$522
56.5K
Anse-a-Veau
$523
34.6K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Lilongwe
$587
989K
Mzimba
$559
936K
Blantyre
$495
800K
Mzuzu
$522
150K
Zomba
$452
101K
Mangochi
$494
53.5K
Mulanje
$456
14.8K
Monkey Bay
$516
14.6K
Ntcheu
$489
14.6K