Iraq vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$768
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1755
$1360
🏠 One person rent
$352
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$564
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$513
$217
💸 GDP per capita
$6074
$508
😃 Human freedom index
4.71
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
72.3
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
34
🌐 English speaking %
35%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
54
40
😀 Quality of life
38
28
🏙️ Population
46M
21.7M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($768) is 39% more expensive than in Malawi ($551). Iraq ranked 132nd 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 0.7 months in Iraq compared to 0.4 months in Malawi. Ranked 135th and 163rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Iraq and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 29 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.

Iraq Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.5
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.18%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$514
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$9.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.11
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.18
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.52
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2652
$1640

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Cities Comparison in Iraq vs Malawi

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$918
8.13M
Mosul
$588
1.79M
Basra
$889
1.33M
Sulaymaniyah
$672
878K
Kirkuk
$507
975K
Ramadi
$768
875K
Erbil
$845
846K
Najaf
$570
725K
Karbala
$588
690K
Hillah
$688
541K
Amarah
$681
512K
Nasiriyah
$669
542K
Baqubah
$672
468K
Ctesiphon
$761
500K
Az Zubayr
$719
370K
Kut
$630
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$474
392K
Duhok
$619
331K
Fallujah
$823
251K
Samawah
$583
215K
Kufa
$555
171K
Abu Ghraib
$961
189K
Zakho
$656
219K
Samarra
$677
140K
Al-Faw
$730
105K
Tikrit
$631
106K
Umm Qasr
$726
108K
Al-Karmah
$833
95K
Sinjar
$402
22.5K

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