Kazakhstan vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1720
$1462
🏠 One person rent
$308
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$595
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.2
$95.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$458
💸 GDP per capita
$13137
$673
😃 Human freedom index
6.4
6.83
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
34
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
51
39
😀 Quality of life
47
24
🏙️ Population
19M
18.6M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($672) is 16% more expensive than in Malawi ($579). Kazakhstan ranked 149th 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 0.8 months in Kazakhstan compared to 0.8 months in Malawi. Ranked 85th and 160th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kazakhstan vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Kazakhstan 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.

Kazakhstan Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.19
$3.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$265
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$118
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$32.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.3
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.88%
12.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$10568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.82
$15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.43
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.85
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7123
$1375

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Cities Comparison in Kazakhstan vs Malawi

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$941
1.92M
Nur-Sultan
$780
1.08M
Shymkent
$596
1.19M
Oskemen
$550
333K
Semey
$605
350K
Atyrau
$567
295K
Karaganda
$534
516K
Pavlodar
$556
367K
Oral
$530
237K
Petropavl
$575
222K
Kostanay
$782
217K
Aktobe
$533
388K
Taraz
$461
358K
Temirtau
$615
185K
Kyzylorda
$533
242K
Ekibastuz
$520
160K
Kokshetau
$630
139K
Aktau
$585
183K
Turkistan
$532
165K
Zhanaozen
$582
113K
Kaskelen
$838
58.4K
Jezkazgan
$508
86.2K
Kulsary
$567
53.7K
Kapchagay
$791
61.8K
Taldiqorgan
$570
162K
Balkhash
$628
78K
Aksu
$556
69.4K
Satbayev
$524
61.9K
Kentau
$519
81.5K

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