Blantyre vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2478
🏠 One person rent
$181
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$994
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$35.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$929
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
18
😀 Quality of life
27
62
🏙️ Population
1.9M
151K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 43% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 7882nd and 5422nd ($591 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Malawi and Montenegro, respectively. Check Malawi vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 8369th and 4787th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$6.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$7581

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$498
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$500
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$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
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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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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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$895
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1191
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1059
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1146
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$852
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1053
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1076
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1046
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1161
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$936
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$787
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$692
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1086
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$521
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$641
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$705
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$661
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$676
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$816
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$697
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$785
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$657
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$645
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$808
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$589
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$658
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$737
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$902
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$549
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$593
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$545
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1239
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$685
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$743
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1280
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$792
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$695
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1282