Blantyre vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$181
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
100
😀 Quality of life
27
97
🏙️ Population
1.9M
8.8M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 85% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7882nd and 5th ($591 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Malawi and the United States, respectively. Check Malawi vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8369th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs New York City

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Blantyre New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$20585

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$1190
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$830
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$729
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$1394
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$731
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$871
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$1500
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$761
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$894
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$685
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$1079
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$1139
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$433
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$1116
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$1090
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$1017
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$756
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$725
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$1091
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$3280
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$3002
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$2857
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$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
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$2611
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$2701
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$2414
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$2671
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$2715
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$2165
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$2605
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$2575
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$2733
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$2479
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$2664
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$2722
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$2493
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$2635
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$2607
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$2762
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$2590
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$2424
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$2641
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$2778
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$2646
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$2760
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$2702
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$2732
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$2721
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$2811
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