Malawi vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malawi Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$544
$1223
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1338
$2831
🏠 One person rent
$213
$609
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$986
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.9
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$165
💸 GDP per capita
$523
$1773
😃 Human freedom index
6.63
6.49
❤️ Life expectancy
67.4
68.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
46
🌐 English speaking %
3.9%
2%
🎓 Higher education
31
58
😀 Quality of life
24
33
🏙️ Population
21.7M
18.5M

The average cost of living in Malawi ($544) is 56% less expensive than in Senegal ($1223). Malawi ranked 177th vs 64th for Senegal 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 Senegal. Ranked 166th and 143rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malawi vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Malawi and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 9 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 Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.11
$6.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$48.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.86
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.6
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$626
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$1784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$816
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.2
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7714
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$395
$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.34
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$43.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$27
$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.1
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$367
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1644
$8886

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Cities Comparison in Malawi vs Senegal

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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 Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1281
1.44M
Thies
$1214
391K
Rufisque
$1206
295K
Saint-Louis
$1140
259K
Ziguinchor
$1109
215K
Kaolack
$1164
172K
Louga
$1141
113K
Kolda
$1119
62.3K
Fatick
$1163
39.4K