Jamaica vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1183
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3001
$1502
🏠 One person rent
$548
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$1199
$479
🍽️ Food expenses
$448
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$65.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$781
$364
💸 GDP per capita
$6840
$602
😃 Human freedom index
7.8
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
70.6
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
34
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
70
39
😀 Quality of life
40
22
🏙️ Population
2.7M
18.6M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1183) is 115% more expensive than in Malawi ($549). Jamaica ranked 57th 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 0.7 months in Jamaica compared to 0.7 months in Malawi. Ranked 116th and 163rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Jamaica 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.

Jamaica Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.74
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$619
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.5
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.27%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$10547
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2192
$513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.53
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.73
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$1.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.4
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.7
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.09
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2674
$1645

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1378
580K
Spanish Town
$787
131K
Half Way Tree
$1197
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1014
124K
May Pen
$877
61.5K
Mandeville
$1000
48.3K
Old Harbour
$870
28.7K
Linstead
$1063
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1170
14.8K

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