Malawi vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malawi Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$544
$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1338
$2102
🏠 One person rent
$213
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$597
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.9
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$595
💸 GDP per capita
$523
$8452
😃 Human freedom index
6.63
7.44
❤️ Life expectancy
67.4
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
30
🌐 English speaking %
3.9%
8%
🎓 Higher education
31
69
😀 Quality of life
24
54
🏙️ Population
21.7M
34.2M

The average cost of living in Malawi ($544) is 37% less expensive than in Peru ($862). Malawi ranked 177th vs 119th for Peru 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 0.7 months in Peru. Ranked 166th and 81st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malawi vs Peru

We calculate prices for Malawi and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 32 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 Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.11
$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.86
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.75
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$465
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$53.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.2
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
9.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7714
$2251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$395
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.34
$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$8.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$27
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.1
$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$367
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1644
$9360

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Cities Comparison in Malawi vs Peru

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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 Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$1034
9.94M
Arequipa
$670
1.01M
Trujillo
$811
920K
Callao
$820
537K
Chiclayo
$667
553K
Piura
$651
473K
Iquitos
$745
378K
Chimbote
$527
395K
Huancayo
$598
378K
Cusco
$631
428K
Ica
$725
282K
Juliaca
$589
276K
Cajamarca
$583
201K
Pucallpa
$524
326K
Tacna
$459
286K
Tarapoto
$626
240K
Huacho
$730
201K
Huanuco
$641
197K
Ayacucho
$621
216K
Sullana
$593
162K
Puno
$558
129K
Huaraz
$604
119K
Pisco
$571
110K
Huaral
$771
99.9K
Tumbes
$577
96.9K
Talara
$705
99.6K
Jaen
$617
81.6K
Paita
$638
81.2K
Puerto Maldonado
$589
85K
Abancay
$612
72.3K