Blantyre vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$147
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
23
44
😀 Quality of life
30
66
🏙️ Population
800K
1.04M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 38% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 8632nd and 6587th ($506 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 19th in Malawi and Turkey, respectively. Check Malawi vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 8786th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$6015

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$724
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$791
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$690
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$634
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$599
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$754
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$623
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$781
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$591
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$647
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$550
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$337
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$659
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$441
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$530
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$838
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$619
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1376
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1305
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$820
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1403
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$543
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1453
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$600
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$670
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1420
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$696
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1275
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1587
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$725
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$734
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$535
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$602
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$750
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$438
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2175
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1945