Blantyre vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$146
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
55
😀 Quality of life
33
48
🏙️ Population
800K
2.11M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 9% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8686th and 8850th ($505 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 48th in Malawi and Indonesia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 8666th and 6907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Medan

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Blantyre Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$9091

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$496
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$828
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$521
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$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
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$572