Blantyre vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$131
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
22
96
😀 Quality of life
29
73
🏙️ Population
1.9M
12.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 64% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 9046th and 5167th ($363 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Russia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 8522nd and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$10868

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$992
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$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
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$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
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$784
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$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
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$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
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$1144
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$722
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$968
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$777
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$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
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$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
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$1025
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$550
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$734
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$587
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$600

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$658
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$732
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$656
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$587
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$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
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$525
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$629
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$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
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$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
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$612
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$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
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$423
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$541
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$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
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$596
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$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
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$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
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$299
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$694
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$446
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$419
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$472
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$414
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$542
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$406
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$425
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$439
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