Malawi vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malawi Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$361
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$938
$1818
🏠 One person rent
$137
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$262
$635
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$239
💸 GDP per capita
$645
$1193
😃 Human freedom index
6.83
6.16
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
66.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
40
🌐 English speaking %
3.9%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
39
55
😀 Quality of life
26
33
🏙️ Population
18.6M
57.3M

The average cost of living in Malawi ($361) is 45% less expensive than in Tanzania ($662). Malawi ranked 195th vs 141st for Tanzania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Malawi compared to 0.4 months in Tanzania. Ranked 158th and 142nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malawi vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Malawi and Tanzania 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 Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.46
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.35
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.3
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$314
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.8
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.06%
14.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9554
$4503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$361
$5203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$13.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$8.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.62
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.92
$1.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.6
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.06
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.6
$63.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1420
$10949

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$363
1.9M
Lilongwe
$367
989K
Mzuzu
$338
150K
Zomba
$326
101K
Mangochi
$332
53.5K
Mzimba
$337
26.1K
Mulanje
$327
14.8K
Ntcheu
$332
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$335
14.6K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$720
4.72M
Mbeya
$457
542K
Zanzibar
$762
501K
Arusha
$571
416K
Mwanza
$493
706K
Morogoro
$600
207K
Dodoma
$581
214K
Tanga
$622
221K
Moshi
$536
145K
Stone Town
$706
18K