Athens vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$1273
🏠 One person rent
$713
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$255
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$104
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
22
😀 Quality of life
81
30
🏙️ Population
643K
800K

The cost of living in Athens is 191% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 4184th and 8689th ($1439 vs $495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Greece and Malawi, respectively. Check Greece vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.2 months in Blantyre. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 602nd and 8790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Blantyre

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Athens Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$11.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$339
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$7401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$3.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$1.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$590

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

Cities near Blantyre

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$452
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$456
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$792
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417