Malawi vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malawi Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$544
$761
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1338
$1656
🏠 One person rent
$213
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.9
$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$64
💸 GDP per capita
$523
$1084
😃 Human freedom index
6.63
5.69
❤️ Life expectancy
67.4
54.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
26
🌐 English speaking %
3.9%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
31
60
😀 Quality of life
24
16
🏙️ Population
21.7M
233M

The average cost of living in Malawi ($544) is 28% less expensive than in Nigeria ($761). Malawi ranked 177th vs 139th for Nigeria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Malawi compared to 0.1 months in Nigeria. Ranked 166th and 184th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malawi vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Malawi and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 33 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 Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.11
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.86
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$407
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$1461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$30
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.2
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
17.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7714
$1735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$395
$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.34
$4.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$3.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$3.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$2.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$1.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$27
$14.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.1
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$367
$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1644
$2448

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Cities Comparison in Malawi vs Nigeria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Lilongwe
$587
989K
Mzimba
$559
936K
Blantyre
$495
800K
Mzuzu
$522
150K
Zomba
$452
101K
Mangochi
$494
53.5K
Mulanje
$456
14.8K
Monkey Bay
$516
14.6K
Ntcheu
$489
14.6K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$946
15.1M
Kano
$491
4.35M
Benin
$627
1.78M
Port Harcourt
$559
3.33M
Ibadan
$658
2.56M
Onitsha
$795
1.48M
Aba
$591
1.16M
Abuja
$1375
1.69M
Enugu
$564
1.03M
Owerri
$1364
908K
Jos
$760
822K
Zaria
$517
766K
Maiduguri
$514
791K
Bauchi
$672
694K
Kaduna
$323
760K
Abeokuta
$995
889K
Ilorin
$518
778K
Awka
$693
430K
Umuahia
$773
359K
Calabar
$373
371K
Ife
$670
502K
Gusau
$516
383K
Sokoto
$372
428K
Warri
$786
312K
Katsina
$503
318K
Akure
$488
485K
Minna
$692
304K
Ado Ekiti
$597
314K
Oyo
$639
387K
Owo
$531
222K