Blantyre vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$156
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$3219
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
22
65
😀 Quality of life
30
92
🏙️ Population
800K
566K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 66% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8689th and 4158th ($495 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 592nd in Malawi and Germany, respectively. Check Malawi vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dresden ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 8790th and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Dresden

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Blantyre Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$15933

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$691
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$754
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$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
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$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
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$629
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$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
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$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
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$565
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$925
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$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
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$1304
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$1602
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$1166
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$632
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$1378
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$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
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$632
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$813
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$1196
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$1410
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$1417
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$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
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$1216
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$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
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$1141
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$1503
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$1517
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$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
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$1094
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$1530
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$1276
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$1332
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$1174
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$1464
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$1419
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$1438
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$1505
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$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
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$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
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$1332
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$1363
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$1131
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$1174
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$1579
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$1659
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$1244
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$1402
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$1112
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$1195
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$1218
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$1551