Blantyre vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$147
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
23
96
😀 Quality of life
30
73
🏙️ Population
800K
13.3M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 65% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4141st ($506 vs $1438) 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 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 8786th and 2664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$15272

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$519
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$592
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$692
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$916
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$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
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$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
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$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
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$1207
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$421

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$914
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$915
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$800
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$898
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$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
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$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
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$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
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$615
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$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
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$629
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$697
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$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
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$882
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$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
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$649
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$707
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$293
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$734
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$537
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$485
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$545
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$719
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$537
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$475
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$496
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$718
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$772