Blantyre vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$147
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$3571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
23
95
😀 Quality of life
30
96
🏙️ Population
800K
587K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 67% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 8632nd and 3903rd ($506 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 529th in Malawi and Germany, respectively. Check Malawi vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 2.4 months in Essen. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 8786th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$9800

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
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$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575