Blantyre vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$181
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$3234
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
22
95
😀 Quality of life
27
95
🏙️ Population
1.9M
585K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 61% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7882nd and 3595th ($591 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 371st 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 2.1 months in Essen. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 8369th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$9380

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$500
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$515
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$516
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$834
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$526
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$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
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431