Berlin vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$156
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$255
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$104
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	94	30
🏙️ Population	3.78M	800K

The cost of living in Berlin is 379% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 1150th and 8689th ($2371 vs $495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Germany and Malawi, respectively. Check Germany vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.2 months in Blantyre. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 45th and 8790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Blantyre

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	Berlin	Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$11.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$339
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$7401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$3.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$1.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$590

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

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