Blantyre vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2885
🏠 One person rent
$181
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$820
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
95
😀 Quality of life
27
77
🏙️ Population
1.9M
15.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 47% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 7882nd and 4816th ($591 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 8369th and 790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$13982

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$500
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$516
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$526
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$582
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$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
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$594
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$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
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$668
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$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
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$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
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$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985