Blantyre vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$156
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$3165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
22
96
😀 Quality of life
30
95
🏙️ Population
800K
587K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 67% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 8689th and 3925th ($495 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 521st in Malawi and Germany, respectively. Check Malawi vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 8790th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Essen

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Blantyre Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$9789

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$452
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$456
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$489
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$494
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$792
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$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
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538