Blantyre vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$131
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$587
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
22
51
😀 Quality of life
29
58
🏙️ Population
1.9M
639K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 55% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 9046th and 6354th ($363 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Malawi and Moldova, respectively. Check Malawi vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 8522nd and 5671st 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
$2.72
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$3791

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$326
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$327
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$332
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$332
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$970
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$335
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846