Blantyre vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2938
🏠 One person rent
$181
$539
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$1406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
22
19
😀 Quality of life
27
75
🏙️ Population
1.9M
630K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 51% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 7882nd and 4571st ($591 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th in Malawi and Italy, respectively. Check Malawi vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 8369th and 1004th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$74
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$7103

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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
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$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1005
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$1086
91 km or 57 mi Agrigento
$1031
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1134
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$990
166 km or 103 mi Catania
$1229
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$1172
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1157
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1188
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1356
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1519
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1434
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1643
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$1771
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1591
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1747
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1649
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1334
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1341
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1567
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1057
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1212
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$442
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1632
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$522
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1473
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1449
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$490
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$563
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$344
321 km or 200 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1208
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1148
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1294
339 km or 210 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1272