Blantyre vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$146
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
22
73
😀 Quality of life
33
63
🏙️ Population
800K
2.95M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 43% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8686th and 6441st ($505 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Ukraine, respectively. Check Malawi vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 8666th and 5524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Kyiv

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Blantyre Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$6.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$9101

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$591
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$692
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$924
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$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
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$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
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$1233
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$408

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Distance City Cost of living
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$487
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$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
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$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628