Malawi vs Mongolia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malawi Mongolia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$579
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1462
$2341
🏠 One person rent
$216
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.2
$44.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$408
💸 GDP per capita
$673
$5765
😃 Human freedom index
6.83
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
72.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
33
🌐 English speaking %
3.9%
1%
🎓 Higher education
39
44
😀 Quality of life
24
42
🏙️ Population
18.6M
3.41M

The average cost of living in Malawi ($579) is 36% less expensive than in Mongolia ($906). Malawi ranked 167th vs 100th for Mongolia 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 0.5 months in Mongolia. Ranked 160th and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malawi vs Mongolia

We calculate prices for Malawi and Mongolia as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 2 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 Mongolia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.84
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.62
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$2.23
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$118
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.64%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10568
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$487
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$5.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.24
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1375
$7750

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Mongolia

City Cost of living Population
Ulaanbaatar
$907
1.4M
Bulgan
$875
12.3K