Ivory Coast vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ivory Coast Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$982
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2770
$1502
🏠 One person rent
$435
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$479
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$65.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$364
💸 GDP per capita
$2531
$602
😃 Human freedom index
6.6
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
58.9
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
34
🌐 English speaking %
1%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
36
39
😀 Quality of life
14
22
🏙️ Population
31.2M
18.6M

The average cost of living in Ivory Coast ($982) is 79% more expensive than in Malawi ($549). Ivory Coast ranked 88th vs 173rd 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 0.7 months in Malawi. Ranked 182nd and 163rd 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
$3.2
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1548
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2061
$10547
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1223
$513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.9
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.49
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$1.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.3
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.56
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2452
$1645

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ivory Coast

City Cost of living Population
Abidjan
$1022
4.98M
Bouake
$937
740K
Korhogo
$916
441K
Yamoussoukro
$887
340K
Divo
$906
295K
Gagnoa
$904
277K
Abengourou
$889
164K
Dabou
$882
138K
Agboville
$882
135K
Grand-Bassam
$881
125K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$507
800K
Mzimba
$566
936K
Lilongwe
$587
989K
Mzuzu
$525
150K
Zomba
$457
101K
Mangochi
$493
53.5K
Mulanje
$461
14.8K
Ntcheu
$492
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$518
14.6K