Blantyre vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$146
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$3475
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
22
96
😀 Quality of life
33
95
🏙️ Population
800K
587K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 68% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 8686th and 3860th ($505 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 496th in Malawi and Germany, respectively. Check Malawi vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 2.2 months in Essen. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 8666th and 17th 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
$3.94
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$10028

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$458
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$461
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$495
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$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$828
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$521
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587