Malawi vs Mali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malawi Mali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$361
$509
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$938
$1266
🏠 One person rent
$137
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$262
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$367
💸 GDP per capita
$645
$833
😃 Human freedom index
6.83
5.9
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
58.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
28
🌐 English speaking %
3.9%
0%
🎓 Higher education
39
27
😀 Quality of life
26
16
🏙️ Population
18.6M
20.3M

The average cost of living in Malawi ($361) is 29% less expensive than in Mali ($509). Malawi ranked 195th vs 174th for Mali 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 Malawi compared to 0.7 months in Mali. Ranked 158th and 180th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malawi vs Mali

We calculate prices for Malawi and Mali as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 7 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.

Malawi Mali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.46
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.35
$4.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.79
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.3
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$314
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.8
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.06%
10.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9554
$1531
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$361
$814
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$5.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$7.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.62
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.92
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.6
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.06
$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.6
$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1420
$2915

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$363
1.9M
Lilongwe
$367
989K
Mzuzu
$338
150K
Zomba
$326
101K
Mangochi
$332
53.5K
Mzimba
$337
26.1K
Mulanje
$327
14.8K
Ntcheu
$332
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$335
14.6K

In Mali

City Cost of living Population
Bamako
$518
2.01M
Sikasso
$479
226K
Segou
$470
131K
Bougouni
$472
59.7K
Markala
$471
46K
Koulikoro
$471
43.2K
Banamba
$471
30.6K