Blantyre vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$3166
🏠 One person rent
$147
$678
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$1282
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
70
😀 Quality of life
25
81
🏙️ Population
800K
330K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 61% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8593rd and 4211th ($507 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Malawi and Cyprus, respectively. Check Malawi vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 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 8566th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$4.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$6962

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$518
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$675
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$947
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$752
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1003
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$794
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$566
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$872
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$992
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$873
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$525
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$646
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$723
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1150
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$730
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$854
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1506
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$597
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$738
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$748
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$541
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$461
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$917
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1018
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$776
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$766
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$875
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$700
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$624
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$688
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1105
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$486

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1243
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1136
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1134
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1368
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1252
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1158
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$1968
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1702
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1551
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$611
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$745
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$386
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$490
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$688
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$776
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1255
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1020
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$798
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$712
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$573
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$912
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$598
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$578
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1616
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1502
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$575
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1645
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$489
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$417
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$928
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1531
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647