Amsterdam vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$147
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$369
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$98.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$499
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	95	25
🏙️ Population	921K	800K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 451% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 331st and 8593rd ($2791 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 29th and 8566th 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	$21	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$81.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$10525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$2.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$34
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$591

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486