Ivory Coast vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ivory Coast Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$544
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2735
$1338
🏠 One person rent
$530
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$895
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$222
$105
💸 GDP per capita
$2728
$523
😃 Human freedom index
6.67
6.63
❤️ Life expectancy
61.9
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
34
🌐 English speaking %
1%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
41
31
😀 Quality of life
26
24
🏙️ Population
31.9M
21.7M

The average cost of living in Ivory Coast ($1148) is 111% more expensive than in Malawi ($544). Ivory Coast ranked 75th 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 0.2 months in Ivory Coast compared to 0.2 months in Malawi. Ranked 162nd and 166th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ivory Coast vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Ivory Coast 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.

Ivory Coast Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.09
$4.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$2.53
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$610
$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2366
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$509
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.7%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2245
$7714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1040
$395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.7
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.9
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$27
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4212
$1644

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ivory Coast

City Cost of living Population
Abidjan
$1185
5.62M
Bouake
$1100
740K
Korhogo
$1076
441K
Yamoussoukro
$1044
340K
Divo
$1067
295K
Gagnoa
$1062
277K
Abengourou
$1049
164K
Dabou
$1044
138K
Agboville
$1043
135K
Grand-Bassam
$1037
125K

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