Blantyre vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$3224
🏠 One person rent
$147
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
95
😀 Quality of life
25
76
🏙️ Population
800K
15.7M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 59% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 8593rd and 4347th ($507 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Turkey, respectively. Check Malawi vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 8566th and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$4.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$17728

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$518
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$675
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$947
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$752
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1003
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$794
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$566
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$872
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$992
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$873
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$525
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$646
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$723
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1150
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$730
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$854
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1506
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$597
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$738
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$748
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$541
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$461
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$917
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1018
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$776
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$766
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$875
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$700
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$624
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$688
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1105
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$486

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$599
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$573
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$782
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$718
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$835
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$1113
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$701
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$743
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$872
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$690
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$679
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$708
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$661
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$455
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$547
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$755
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$661
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$642
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$707
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$535
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$691
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$652
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$568
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$721
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$626
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$624
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$616
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$679
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$690
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$892
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$911
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$546
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$629
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$464
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$631
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$677
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$638
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$934
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$899