Blantyre vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$181
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$315
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
52
😀 Quality of life
27
43
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.11M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 14% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8536th ($591 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Malawi and Indonesia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 8369th and 6659th 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
$4.31
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$11482

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$498
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$500
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$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
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$834
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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$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
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
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$544