Blantyre vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$181
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
22
70
😀 Quality of life
27
64
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.95M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 26% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6450th ($591 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Ukraine, respectively. Check Malawi vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 8369th and 4556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$7166

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$498
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$500
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$516
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$834
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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$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
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$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563