Blantyre vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$131
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$2906
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
22
65
😀 Quality of life
29
88
🏙️ Population
1.9M
555K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 74% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 9046th and 3786th ($363 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 426th in Malawi and Germany, respectively. Check Malawi vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 8522nd and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$4.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$10601

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$992
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$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
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$337
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$1165
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$957
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$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
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$784
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$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
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$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
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$968
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$777
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$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
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$457
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$1238
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$1236
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$1121
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$777
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$1107
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$795
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$1025
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$550
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$1351
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$1344
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$1296
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$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
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$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
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$1102
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$918
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$1344
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$1293
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$1384
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$1323
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$1130
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$1134
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$1038
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$1063
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$1127
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$1166
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$1348
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$1204
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$1269
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$1271
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$1311
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$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
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$1288
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$1253
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$961
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$1046
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$1322
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$1371
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$1069
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$1188
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$1036
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$1146
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$969
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$1303