Kuwait vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1393
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3598
$1502
🏠 One person rent
$698
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$1494
$479
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$65.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2513
$364
💸 GDP per capita
$33730
$602
😃 Human freedom index
6.1
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
80.3
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
34
🌐 English speaking %
20%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
52
39
😀 Quality of life
67
22
🏙️ Population
4.46M
18.6M

The average cost of living in Kuwait ($1393) is 153% more expensive than in Malawi ($549). Kuwait ranked 40th 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 1.8 months in Kuwait compared to 0.7 months in Malawi. Ranked 46th and 163rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Kuwait and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 2 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.

Kuwait Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.69
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.17
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$5.73
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1333
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6773
$10547
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2989
$513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$1.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.93
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.7
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6377
$1645

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kuwait

City Cost of living Population
Kuwait City
$1393
2.99M
Al Wafrah
$1210
10K

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