Blantyre vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$131
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$520
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
22
70
😀 Quality of life
29
65
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.95M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 52% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 9046th and 6536th ($363 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Ukraine, respectively. Check Malawi vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 8522nd and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$4.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$7179

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$335
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$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528