Blantyre vs Bursa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Bursa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1876
🏠 One person rent	$147	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$617
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$778
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	43 km
🎓 Higher education	22	44
😀 Quality of life	25	64
🏙️ Population	800K	2.9M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 32% less expensive than in Bursa. Cities ranked 8593rd and 6708th ($507 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 20th in Malawi and Turkey, respectively. Check Malawi vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1 months in Bursa. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Bursa ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 8566th and 4504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Bursa

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	Blantyre	Bursa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	40.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$1139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$5.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$4.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$7.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$6611

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Bursa

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Inegol	$708
75 km or 47 mi	Gebze	$573
76 km or 47 mi	Cayirova	$599
78 km or 48 mi	Bilecik	$755
84 km or 52 mi	Golcuk	$835
88 km or 55 mi	Korfez	$782
92 km or 57 mi	Istanbul	$1248
95 km or 59 mi	Bandirma	$679
98 km or 61 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Izmit	$1113
101 km or 63 mi	Kocaeli	$718
115 km or 72 mi	Kutahya	$568
117 km or 73 mi	Balikesir	$707
131 km or 81 mi	Sakarya	$547
131 km or 81 mi	Adapazari	$455
132 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$691
152 km or 95 mi	Corlu	$690
158 km or 98 mi	Kapakli	$701
158 km or 98 mi	Tekirdag	$661
167 km or 104 mi	Soma	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Usak	$629
191 km or 119 mi	Duzce	$535
198 km or 123 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
203 km or 126 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
205 km or 128 mi	Salihli	$677
221 km or 137 mi	Turgutlu	$675
223 km or 138 mi	Bolu	$616
223 km or 139 mi	Manisa	$638
227 km or 141 mi	Canakkale	$690
232 km or 144 mi	Kirklareli	$642
232 km or 144 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
248 km or 154 mi	Mytilene	$934
257 km or 160 mi	Izmir	$909
260 km or 162 mi	Tire	$681
261 km or 162 mi	Nazilli	$643
268 km or 167 mi	Denizli	$477
268 km or 167 mi	Edirne	$624
271 km or 168 mi	Polatli	$691
280 km or 174 mi	Aydin	$655