Blantyre vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Blantyre	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$2864
🏠 One person rent	$147	$525
🏘️ Family rent	$239	$907
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$1391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	23	77
😀 Quality of life	30	81
🏙️ Population	800K	1.72M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 55% less expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4913th ($506 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Romania, respectively. Check Malawi vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.2 months in Bucharest. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 8786th and 646th 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	$3.97	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.2	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$322	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.9	$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	7.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10537	$3651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$6.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.28	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$61.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$79.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$14350

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$458
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$493
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$496
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$820
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$916
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$755
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$996
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$779
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$565
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$935
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1021
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$527
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$761
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1168
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$716
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$873
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1511
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$587
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$655
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$888
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$577
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$495
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1062
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1278
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$912
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$658
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1069
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$687
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$587
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$653
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1207
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$421

Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749