Malawi vs Nepal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malawi Nepal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$964
🏠 One person rent
$209
$109
🏘️ Family rent
$479
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.8
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$364
$239
💸 GDP per capita
$602
$1378
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
6.9
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
34
🌐 English speaking %
3.9%
3%
🎓 Higher education
39
51
😀 Quality of life
22
29
🏙️ Population
18.6M
29.2M

The average cost of living in Malawi ($549) is 50% more expensive than in Nepal ($367). Malawi ranked 173rd vs 196th for Nepal 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 0.7 months in Nepal. Ranked 163rd and 147th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malawi vs Nepal

We calculate prices for Malawi and Nepal 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 Nepal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$1.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.35
 Cappuccino
$2.2
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$69.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$264
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$153
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10547
$1678
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$513
$797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$8.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$5.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.87
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.35
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$44.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$71.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$2930

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$349

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Cities Comparison in Malawi vs Nepal

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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 Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$419
846K
Lalitpur
$341
513K
Pokhara
$391
354K
Birgunj
$321
268K
Biratnagar
$323
243K
Bheemdatta
$370
105K
Dhangadhi
$384
102K
Janakpur
$292
97.8K
Hetauda
$294
84.7K
Damak
$317
75.1K