Malawi vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malawi Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$209
$505
🏘️ Family rent
$479
$1146
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.8
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$364
$363
💸 GDP per capita
$602
$1706
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
6.73
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
67.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
45
🌐 English speaking %
3.9%
2%
🎓 Higher education
39
58
😀 Quality of life
22
31
🏙️ Population
18.6M
16.9M

The average cost of living in Malawi ($549) is 48% less expensive than in Senegal ($1058). Malawi ranked 173rd vs 74th 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 0.7 months in Malawi compared to 0.3 months in Senegal. Ranked 163rd and 145th 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
$4.15
$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$48.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.35
 Cappuccino
$2.2
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$1972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
8.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10547
$2193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$513
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$9.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.87
$4.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.35
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$58
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$6277

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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
Blantyre
$507
800K
Mzimba
$566
936K
Lilongwe
$587
989K
Mzuzu
$525
150K
Zomba
$457
101K
Mangochi
$493
53.5K
Mulanje
$461
14.8K
Ntcheu
$492
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$518
14.6K

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1114
1.44M
Thies
$1052
391K
Rufisque
$1046
295K
Saint-Louis
$960
259K
Ziguinchor
$953
205K
Kaolack
$1000
172K
Louga
$970
113K
Kolda
$964
62.3K
Fatick
$998
28.3K