Blantyre vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$3275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
22
92
😀 Quality of life
27
97
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.08M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 68% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 7882nd and 2308th ($591 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th 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 8369th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Cologne

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Blantyre Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.71
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$23.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$16860

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Distance City Cost of living
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$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861