Malawi vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malawi Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$209
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$479
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.8
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$364
$58.9
💸 GDP per capita
$602
$1052
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
3.1
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
12
🌐 English speaking %
3.9%
4%
🎓 Higher education
39
38
😀 Quality of life
22
9
🏙️ Population
18.6M
23.9M

The average cost of living in Malawi ($549) is 5% more expensive than in Syria ($522). Malawi ranked 173rd vs 178th for Syria 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 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 163rd and 191st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malawi vs Syria

We calculate prices for Malawi and Syria as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 10 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 Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$2.2
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$96.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$212
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10547
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$513
$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$9.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$3.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$6.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.87
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$2.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$3.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.35
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$65.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$1960

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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 Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$638
2.69M
Aleppo
$509
2M
Homs
$456
775K
Latakia
$386
700K
Hama
$417
697K
Raqqa
$462
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$468
272K
Al-Hasakah
$449
188K
Qamishli
$457
184K
Idlib
$489
165K