Malawi vs Samoa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malawi Samoa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1360
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$208
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$93
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$292
💸 GDP per capita
$508
$4899
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
6.2
❤️ Life expectancy
67.4
71.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
48
🌐 English speaking %
3.9%
49.9%
🎓 Higher education
40
21
😀 Quality of life
28
44
🏙️ Population
21.7M
218K

The average cost of living in Malawi ($551) is 27% less expensive than in Samoa ($753). Malawi ranked 176th vs 135th for Samoa in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malawi compared to 0.4 months in Samoa. Ranked 163rd and 116th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malawi vs Samoa

We calculate prices for Malawi and Samoa 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 Samoa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.7
$35.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.52
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$4.27
 Cappuccino
$2.2
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$10.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$16.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
11.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10514
$1414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$514
$963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$48.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.1
$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1640
$4658

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Mzimba
$565
936K
Blantyre
$506
800K
Lilongwe
$592
989K
Mzuzu
$527
150K
Zomba
$458
101K
Mangochi
$496
53.5K
Mulanje
$461
14.8K
Ntcheu
$493
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$519
14.6K

In Samoa

City Cost of living Population
Apia
$753
37.7K
Manase
$751
161