Dublin vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3020
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6615
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$2023
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$3441
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3998
$107
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
14
😀 Quality of life
94
29
🏙️ Population
593K
989K

The cost of living in Dublin is 415% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 214th and 8094th ($3020 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ireland and Malawi, respectively. Check Ireland vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 42nd and 8818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Lilongwe

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Dublin Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.3
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.76
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2081
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1740
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3773
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8583
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5735
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$5.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.39
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.7
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$118
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1409
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12713
$2337

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2464
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2480
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2518
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$2264
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2012
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2043
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1923
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2373
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1878
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2236
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1485
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1763
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1985
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$3003
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1736
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1646
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1677
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1847
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1831
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1854
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1860
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1942
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1853
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1836
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1669
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2634
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1757
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1796
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1798
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2035
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1789
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1682
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1885
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1890
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1834
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1733
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1791
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1742

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813