Ireland vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ireland Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2728
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5956
$1341
🏠 One person rent
$1801
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$3062
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$639
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3988
$253
💸 GDP per capita
$113K
$523
😃 Human freedom index
8.92
6.63
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
34
🌐 English speaking %
98.4%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
89
31
😀 Quality of life
95
31
🏙️ Population
5.4M
21.7M

The average cost of living in Ireland ($2728) is 402% more expensive than in Malawi ($543). Ireland ranked 7th vs 178th for Malawi in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ireland compared to 0.5 months in Malawi. Ranked 6th and 151st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ireland vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Ireland and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Ireland Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.4
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.92
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$4.72
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1885
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$97.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3347
$533
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2650
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
12.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6744
$9006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5001
$442
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.21
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.74
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.6
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$1.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.74
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$3.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.8
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1206
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8547
$1535

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Cities Comparison in Ireland vs Malawi

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2992
593K
Cork
$2524
222K
Galway
$2978
83.5K
Limerick
$2236
62.7K
Swords
$2472
40.8K
Waterford
$2423
48.4K
Drogheda
$2627
41K
Dundalk
$2179
39K
Tralee
$2039
26.1K
Naas
$2515
21.4K
Kilkenny
$2055
22.2K
Wexford
$2074
20.2K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$505
800K
Lilongwe
$591
989K
Zomba
$458
101K
Mzuzu
$527
150K
Mangochi
$496
53.5K
Mzimba
$530
26.1K
Mulanje
$461
14.8K
Ntcheu
$495
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$521
14.6K