Blantyre vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$156
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
22
96
😀 Quality of life
30
72
🏙️ Population
800K
13.3M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 70% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8689th and 3277th ($495 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Russia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 8790th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Moscow

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Blantyre Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$20160

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$792
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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
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$417

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$1084
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$1056
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$1077
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$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
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$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
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$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
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$589
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$518
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$746
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$749