Blantyre vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
22
98
😀 Quality of life
27
90
🏙️ Population
1.9M
3.33M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 69% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 7882nd and 2194th ($591 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Malawi and Spain, respectively. Check Malawi vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 8369th and 149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$10462

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$526
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$582
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$670
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$953
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$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
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$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
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$685
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$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
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$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
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$1091
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$639

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$1776
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$1567
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$1526
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$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
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$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
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$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
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$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
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$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
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$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
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$1037
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$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
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$1314
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$1316
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$1461
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$1330
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$1186
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$1600
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$1337
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$1013
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$1258
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$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
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$1284
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$1260
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$1581