Blantyre vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2238
🏠 One person rent
$147
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$346
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
23
51
😀 Quality of life
30
59
🏙️ Population
800K
639K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 47% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 8632nd and 5968th ($506 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Moldova, respectively. Check Malawi vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 8786th and 6039th 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
$3.97
$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$2427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$7015

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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 Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970