Blantyre vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$2102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$4758
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1237
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$2068
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$4186
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
87
😀 Quality of life
27
95
🏙️ Population
1.9M
773K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 72% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 7882nd and 1589th ($591 vs $2102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 months in Frankfurt. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Frankfurt ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 8369th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$2335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$8020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$5017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$15030

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$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
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716