Blantyre vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$131
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$2399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
22
72
😀 Quality of life
29
91
🏙️ Population
1.9M
625K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 73% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 9046th and 3960th ($363 vs $1371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 531st in Malawi and Germany, respectively. Check Malawi vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 8522nd and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$4.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$5428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$3298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$10639

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$335
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$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
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$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
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$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
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$600

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
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$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
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$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204