Malawi vs Namibia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malawi Namibia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$2211
🏠 One person rent
$209
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$479
$998
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.8
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$364
$842
💸 GDP per capita
$602
$4168
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
7.48
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
58.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
49
🌐 English speaking %
3.9%
17.2%
🎓 Higher education
39
47
😀 Quality of life
22
36
🏙️ Population
18.6M
2.53M

The average cost of living in Malawi ($549) is 33% less expensive than in Namibia ($824). Malawi ranked 173rd vs 117th for Namibia 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 Malawi compared to 1 months in Namibia. Ranked 163rd and 130th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malawi vs Namibia

We calculate prices for Malawi and Namibia as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 10 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 Namibia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$8.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$2.2
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$834
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$46.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
11.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10547
$1012
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$513
$652
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$6.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$6.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.87
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.35
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$4083

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Cities Comparison in Malawi vs Namibia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Namibia

City Cost of living Population
Windhoek
$862
431K
Walvis Bay
$740
85K
Rehoboth
$792
40.8K
Tsumeb
$742
35K
Gobabis
$813
33.4K
Swakopmund
$768
34.3K
Otjiwarongo
$777
28.2K
Mariental
$827
12.5K
Oshikango
$731
12.4K
Omaruru
$811
10.7K