Blantyre vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2309
🏠 One person rent
$156
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
22
52
😀 Quality of life
30
62
🏙️ Population
800K
567K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 49% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 8689th and 5780th ($495 vs $969) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Moldova, respectively. Check Malawi vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 8790th and 5599th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Chisinau

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Blantyre Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$8.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$2614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$4.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$8.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$6332

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995