India vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1001
$1360
🏠 One person rent
$170
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$277
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$334
$217
💸 GDP per capita
$2697
$508
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
72
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
34
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
73
40
😀 Quality of life
44
28
🏙️ Population
1.45B
21.7M

The average cost of living in India ($424) is 23% less expensive than in Malawi ($551). India ranked 191st vs 176th 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 0.8 months in India compared to 0.4 months in Malawi. Ranked 118th and 163rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Malawi

We calculate prices for India and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.21
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.85
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.05%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1880
$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$514
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$9.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.2
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.59
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.2
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2014
$1640

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Cities Comparison in India vs Malawi

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$489
26.5M
Bangalore
$524
12.3M
Mumbai
$705
15.4M
Pune
$517
5.95M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$442
7.65M
Chennai
$437
6.6M
Surat
$705
5.94M
Kolkata
$366
4.5M
Kanpur
$320
3.07M
Lucknow
$339
3.38M
Thane
$487
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$372
2.38M
Jaipur
$387
3.07M
Agra
$388
1.59M
Nashik
$350
1.49M
Kalyan
$399
1.25M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M
Navi Mumbai
$503
1.12M
Meerut
$350
1.31M
Vadodara
$374
2.07M
Nagpur
$545
2.41M
Mysore
$346
1.27M
Indore
$361
1.99M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Ludhiana
$421
1.62M
Vijayawada
$339
1.05M
Bhopal
$366
1.8M
Jodhpur
$322
1.7M
Aurangabad
$349
1.18M

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Mzimba
$565
936K
Blantyre
$506
800K
Lilongwe
$592
989K
Mzuzu
$527
150K
Zomba
$458
101K
Mangochi
$496
53.5K
Mulanje
$461
14.8K
Ntcheu
$493
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$519
14.6K