Blantyre vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$156
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1169
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
22
32
😀 Quality of life
30
64
🏙️ Population
800K
623K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 63% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 8689th and 4482nd ($495 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Malawi and Greece, respectively. Check Malawi vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 8790th and 5386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Crete

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Blantyre Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$5.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$3975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$2858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$62
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$5.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$5223

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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
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$875
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$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
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$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
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$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
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$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
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$1196
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$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1291
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$1166
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$1302
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$1863
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2043
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$953
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1472
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1307
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1228
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1146
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1439
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1182
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1037
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1160
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1403
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1311
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1123
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1008
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$875
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$358
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$883
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1253
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1179
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$811
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$617
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1038
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$719
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$933
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$682
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1109
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$743