Blantyre vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$147
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$445
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
23
72
😀 Quality of life
30
68
🏙️ Population
800K
2.95M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 42% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8632nd and 6330th ($506 vs $879) 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 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 8786th and 4632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$7835

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
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$496
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$820
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$519
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$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
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561