Blantyre vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$3703
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
22
88
😀 Quality of life
27
94
🏙️ Population
1.9M
488K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 74% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 7882nd and 1263rd ($591 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Malawi and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Malawi vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8369th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$23136

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$662
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$1000
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$810
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$574
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$1190
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$1012
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$890
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$534
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$830
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$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
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$731
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$871
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$1500
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$761
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$894
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$685
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$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
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$433
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$1116
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$1090
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$1017
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$756
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$1028
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$725
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$1007
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$585
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$670
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$1091
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1704
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$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
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$1710
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$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
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$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
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$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
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$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
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$1688
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$1828
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$1571
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$1602
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$1640
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$1830
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$1424
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$1459
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$1364
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$1467
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$1528
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$1783
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$1467
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$1763
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$1989
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