Blantyre vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$181
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
22
44
😀 Quality of life
27
62
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.04M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 25% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6481st ($591 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Malawi and Turkey, respectively. Check Malawi vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 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 8369th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$13097

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
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$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$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
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$689
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$705
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$627
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$576
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$637
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$580
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$662
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$536
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$596
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$510
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$540
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$433
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$450
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$535
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$427
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$522
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$426
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$534
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1331
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1216
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$607
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1150
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$516
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1352
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$527
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$674
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1356
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$625
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1242
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1559
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$656
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$835
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$541
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$473
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$673
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$450
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2130
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1832