Blantyre vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$147	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$877
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$67.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$1247
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	22	77
😀 Quality of life	25	79
🏙️ Population	800K	1.72M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 49% less expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 8593rd and 5565th ($507 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Malawi and Romania, respectively. Check Malawi vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.3 months in Bucharest. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 8566th and 645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Bucharest

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	Blantyre	Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$9.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	7.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$3094
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$5.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$7.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$11573

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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

Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758