Blantyre vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$3095
🏠 One person rent
$131
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$1590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
69
😀 Quality of life
29
81
🏙️ Population
1.9M
330K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 72% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 9046th and 4233rd ($363 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Malawi and Cyprus, respectively. Check Malawi vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 8522nd and 415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$4.35
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1164
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$2534
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$2015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$7149

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$335
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$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$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
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1091
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1081
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1189
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1519
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1199
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$990
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2099
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1783
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1400
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$566
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$742
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$750
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$436
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$513
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$601
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$665
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1195
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$982
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$550
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$770
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$539
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$630
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$633
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$882
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$563
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$518
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1570
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1447
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$517
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1567
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$401
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$480
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$935
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1617
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594