cost
Cost of Living Index
Malawi75 / 0
Kenya44.8 / 100
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
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cost
safety
housing
housing
jobs
jobs
health
health
Winner
Kenya wins on 13 of 22 metrics compared to Malawi.
Top trade-offs
Malawi leads safety, jobs, and health; Kenya leads cost, rent, and housing.
cost
Malawi
75
country
Kenya
44.8
country
safety
Malawi
72.6
country
Kenya
44.7
country
housing
Malawi
$2,304
country
Kenya
$1,726
country
housing
Malawi
16.6x
country
Kenya
3.9x
country
jobs
Malawi
$44/mo
country
Kenya
$178/mo
country
jobs
Malawi
5.1%
country
Kenya
5.4%
country
health
Malawi
79.3
country
Kenya
57.4
country
health
Malawi
73.5 years
country
Kenya
81.4 years
country
environment
Malawi
37.3 ug/m3
country
Kenya
34.9 ug/m3
country
environment
Malawi
69.3
country
Kenya
54.1
country
infrastructure
Malawi
161 Mbps
country
Kenya
236 Mbps
country
demographics
Malawi
2.6%
country
Kenya
2.0%
country
education
Malawi
74.6
country
Kenya
79.1
country
transport
Malawi
87.2
country
Kenya
92.5
country
safety
Malawi
1.8 per 100k
country
Kenya
4.9 per 100k
country
safety
Malawi
32.3 per 100k
country
Kenya
37.7 per 100k
country
health
Malawi
21.0%
country
Kenya
14.0%
country
quality
Malawi
6.4
country
Kenya
4.7
country
housing
Malawi
$16,731/sqm
country
Kenya
$3,598/sqm
country
religion
Malawi
1.1%
country
Kenya
78.6%
country
religion
Malawi
14.5%
country
Kenya
66.1%
country
religion
Malawi
89.6%
country
Kenya
84.3%
country