Blantyre vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$147	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	22	24
😀 Quality of life	25	78
🏙️ Population	800K	592K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 65% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 8593rd and 3759th ($507 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 31st 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 1.2 months in Malaga. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 8566th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Malaga

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	Blantyre	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$9532

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449