Blantyre vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$4212
🏠 One person rent
$147
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$3148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
22
92
😀 Quality of life
25
96
🏙️ Population
800K
1.09M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 71% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 8593rd and 2551st ($507 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 24th in Malawi and Germany, respectively. Check Malawi vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 8566th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$4.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$6163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$15595

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$646
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$1150
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$730
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$854
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$597
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$687
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$738
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$748
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$541
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$461
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$917
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$1018
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$776
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$766
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$875
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$700
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1578
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$1822
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$1569
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$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
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$1586
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$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
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$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
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$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
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$1542
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$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
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$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
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$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
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$1490
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$1500
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$1772