Antwerp vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$893
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$604
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
22
😀 Quality of life
89
27
🏙️ Population
529K
1.9M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 198% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 2671st and 7882nd ($1762 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Belgium and Malawi, respectively. Check Belgium vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1 months in Blantyre. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 176th and 8369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Blantyre

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Antwerp Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
12.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$10628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$0.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$1.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$35.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$607

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1616
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1619
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1442
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1545
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1693
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1514
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1779
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1958
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1602
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1734
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1761
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1715
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1712
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1799
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1587
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2046
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1750
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1723
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1645
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1611
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1701
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1911

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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