Amsterdam vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$1602
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$381
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$604
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	95	27
🏙️ Population	921K	1.9M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 383% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 252nd and 7882nd ($2859 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Malawi, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1 months in Blantyre. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 25th and 8369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Blantyre

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	Amsterdam	Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	12.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$10628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$0.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$1.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$35.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$607

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$498
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$500
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$515
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$516
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$834
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$670
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$953
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$662
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1000
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$810
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$574
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$1190
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1012
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$534
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$729
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1394
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$731
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$871
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1500
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$761
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$685
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1079
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$1139
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$433
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1116
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1090
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1017
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$756
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1028
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$725
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$585
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$670
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1091
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$639