Malawi vs Uruguay - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malawi Uruguay
🚶 Cost of living one person
$361
$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$938
$2934
🏠 One person rent
$137
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$262
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$1090
💸 GDP per capita
$645
$20795
😃 Human freedom index
6.83
7.96
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
75.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
73
🌐 English speaking %
3.9%
24%
🎓 Higher education
39
64
😀 Quality of life
26
66
🏙️ Population
18.6M
3.46M

The average cost of living in Malawi ($361) is 70% less expensive than in Uruguay ($1202). Malawi ranked 195th vs 51st for Uruguay 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 0.9 months in Uruguay. Ranked 158th and 48th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malawi vs Uruguay

We calculate prices for Malawi and Uruguay as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 15 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 Uruguay
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.46
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.35
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$3.34
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$516
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.3
$365
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$314
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$81
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.8
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.06%
7.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9554
$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$361
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$3.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.62
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.92
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.6
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$7.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$4.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.06
$9.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1420
$7208

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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 Uruguay

City Cost of living Population
Montevideo
$1311
1.32M
Ciudad de la Costa
$1186
112K
Salto
$1047
125K
Maldonado
$989
86.8K
Paysandu
$894
76.4K
Melo
$785
51.8K
Rivera
$837
64.5K
Tacuarembo
$900
54.8K
Barros Blancos
$1187
31.7K
Mercedes
$1064
42K
Minas
$1186
38.4K
Durazno
$1101
34.4K
Florida
$1123
33.6K
Artigas
$957
40.7K
Punta del Este
$1672
9.28K