Ivory Coast vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ivory Coast Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2977
$1462
🏠 One person rent
$545
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$95.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$201
$458
💸 GDP per capita
$2729
$673
😃 Human freedom index
6.48
6.83
❤️ Life expectancy
58.9
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
34
🌐 English speaking %
1%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
36
39
😀 Quality of life
15
24
🏙️ Population
24.3M
18.6M

The average cost of living in Ivory Coast ($1120) is 93% more expensive than in Malawi ($579). Ivory Coast ranked 69th vs 167th 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 0.8 months in Malawi. Ranked 180th and 160th 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
$3.42
$3.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$775
$265
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$118
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1731
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$32.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.53%
12.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2189
$10568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.46
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.53
$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.2
$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3086
$1375

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ivory Coast

City Cost of living Population
Abidjan
$1164
4.98M
Bouake
$1071
740K
Korhogo
$1047
441K
Yamoussoukro
$1021
422K
Divo
$1034
295K
Gagnoa
$1035
277K
Abengourou
$1015
164K
Dabou
$1011
138K
Agboville
$1012
135K
Grand-Bassam
$1014
125K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$591
1.9M
Mzimba
$574
936K
Lilongwe
$582
989K
Zomba
$498
101K
Mzuzu
$534
150K
Mangochi
$516
53.5K
Mulanje
$500
14.8K
Ntcheu
$515
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$526
14.6K