Ireland vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ireland Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5272
$1502
🏠 One person rent
$1570
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$2720
$479
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$65.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$364
💸 GDP per capita
$104K
$602
😃 Human freedom index
8.91
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
34
🌐 English speaking %
98.4%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
88
39
😀 Quality of life
93
22
🏙️ Population
5.15M
18.6M

The average cost of living in Ireland ($2387) is 335% more expensive than in Malawi ($549). Ireland ranked 9th vs 173rd 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 1.4 months in Ireland compared to 0.7 months in Malawi. Ranked 4th and 163rd 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
$18.2
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.81
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1635
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5460
$10547
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4389
$513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.14
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.5
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$1.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.9
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.92
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.8
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$90
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1113
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7289
$1645

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2627
593K
Cork
$2275
222K
Galway
$2297
83.5K
Limerick
$1969
62.7K
Waterford
$2134
48.4K
Swords
$2186
36.9K
Drogheda
$2628
41K
Naas
$2216
21.4K
Dundalk
$1767
39K
Kilkenny
$1785
22.2K
Tralee
$1707
26.1K
Wexford
$1662
20.2K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$507
800K
Mzimba
$566
936K
Lilongwe
$587
989K
Mzuzu
$525
150K
Zomba
$457
101K
Mangochi
$493
53.5K
Mulanje
$461
14.8K
Ntcheu
$492
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$518
14.6K