Blantyre vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$4629
🏠 One person rent
$147
$972
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$1698
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$616
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$3432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
23
78
😀 Quality of life
30
96
🏙️ Population
800K
687K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 74% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 8632nd and 2171st ($506 vs $1947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Finland, respectively. Check Malawi vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.8 months in Helsinki. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 8786th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$8.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$3.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$1053
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$832
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$1869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$9157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$5238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$81.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$13230

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$458
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$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
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1937
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1655
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1611
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1561
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1383
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1394
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1372
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1601
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1566
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1618
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1589
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1516
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$999
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1561
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1516
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1521
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1545
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1524
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1422
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1437
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1476
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1064
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1503
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1184
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1083
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1041
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1386
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1353
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1363
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1174