Malawi vs South Sudan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malawi South Sudan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1341
$1246
🏠 One person rent
$202
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$32.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$109
💸 GDP per capita
$523
$1080
😃 Human freedom index
6.63
3.6
❤️ Life expectancy
67.4
57.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
9
🌐 English speaking %
3.9%
94%
🎓 Higher education
31
20
😀 Quality of life
31
5
🏙️ Population
21.7M
11.9M

The average cost of living in Malawi ($543) is 4% more expensive than in South Sudan ($521). Malawi ranked 178th vs 186th for South Sudan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Malawi compared to 0.2 months in South Sudan. Ranked 151st and 195th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malawi vs South Sudan

We calculate prices for Malawi and South Sudan as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 5 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 South Sudan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$2.18
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$478
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.8
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.72%
12.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9006
$1373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$442
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$6.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.81
$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.11
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1535
$3654

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Cities Comparison in Malawi vs South Sudan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$505
800K
Lilongwe
$591
989K
Zomba
$458
101K
Mzuzu
$527
150K
Mangochi
$496
53.5K
Mzimba
$530
26.1K
Mulanje
$461
14.8K
Ntcheu
$495
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$521
14.6K

In South Sudan

City Cost of living Population
Juba
$528
500K
Wau
$521
321K
Bor
$522
315K
Malakal
$510
147K
Yambio
$507
130K