Malawi vs Palau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malawi Palau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$361
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$938
$2769
🏠 One person rent
$137
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$262
$1089
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$646
💸 GDP per capita
$645
$12922
😃 Human freedom index
6.83
6.4
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
69.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
49
🌐 English speaking %
3.9%
92.5%
🎓 Higher education
39
1
😀 Quality of life
26
48
🏙️ Population
18.6M
21.7K

The average cost of living in Malawi ($361) is 69% less expensive than in Palau ($1162). Malawi ranked 195th vs 55th for Palau 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 0.6 months in Palau. Ranked 158th and 87th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malawi vs Palau

We calculate prices for Malawi and Palau 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 Palau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.46
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.35
$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$6.97
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.3
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$314
$1066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$80.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.8
$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.06%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9554
$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$361
$1169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$9.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$2.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$9.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$3.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$22.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.62
$3.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.92
$7.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.6
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$69.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.06
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.6
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1420
$6814

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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 Palau

City Cost of living Population
Melekeok
$1160
299
Ngerulmud
$1164
271