Blantyre vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$2992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$6629
🏠 One person rent
$146
$1987
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$3461
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$663
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$4313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
22
96
😀 Quality of life
33
95
🏙️ Population
800K
593K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 83% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 8686th and 223rd ($505 vs $2992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Ireland, respectively. Check Malawi vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 8666th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Dublin

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Blantyre Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$96.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$8.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$2108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$1693
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$3809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$2999
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$8392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$6209
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$4.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$1316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$10947

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$935
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$1024
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$770
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$527
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$639
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$754
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$1181
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$706
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$861
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$1521
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$577
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$815
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$686
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$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
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$469
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$1189
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$1473
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$1030
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$630
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$1229
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$750
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$1133
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$633
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$718
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$1233
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$2472
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$2515
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$2627
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$2179
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$2055
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2074
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$1945
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2423
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$1954
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$2265
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
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$1496
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$1769
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$2236
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$2978
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$1764
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$1620
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$1718
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$1873
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1862
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1895
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$1888
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$1998
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1893
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$1861
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$1677
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$2524
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$1784
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$1804
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$1771
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$1951
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$2047
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$1815
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$1686
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$1907
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$1928
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$1873
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$1754
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$1819
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