Blantyre vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$1335
🏠 One person rent
$147
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
53
😀 Quality of life
25
44
🏙️ Population
800K
2.11M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 5% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8593rd and 8745th ($507 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 47th 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 0.5 months in Medan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 8566th and 6633rd 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
$3.98
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$10763

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$470
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$503
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$435
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$631
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$695
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$620
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$619
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$628
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$605
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$571
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$670
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$719
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$560
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$645
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$490
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$714
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$810
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$585
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$532
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$536
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$604
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$543
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$570
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$398
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$669
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$772
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$682
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$940
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