Malawi vs Papua New Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malawi Papua New Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$579
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1462
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$216
$244
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.2
$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$421
💸 GDP per capita
$673
$2994
😃 Human freedom index
6.83
6.88
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
66
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
29
🌐 English speaking %
3.9%
70.4%
🎓 Higher education
39
35
😀 Quality of life
24
38
🏙️ Population
18.6M
8.94M

The average cost of living in Malawi ($579) is 5% more expensive than in Papua New Guinea ($553). Malawi ranked 167th vs 172nd for Papua New Guinea 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 0.8 months in Papua New Guinea. Ranked 160th and 122nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malawi vs Papua New Guinea

We calculate prices for Malawi and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.84
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.62
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$2.23
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$118
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$480
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$61.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.64%
12.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10568
$1464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$487
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$18.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.24
$4.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1375
$3912

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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 Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$557
317K
Lae
$541
101K