Blantyre vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2483
🏠 One person rent
$147
$539
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$925
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$36.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
23
18
😀 Quality of life
30
69
🏙️ Population
800K
151K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 52% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 8632nd and 5220th ($506 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th in Malawi and Montenegro, respectively. Check Malawi vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.1 months in Podgorica. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 8786th and 4341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$8.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$2800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$9.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$7507

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$496
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$820
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$519
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$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
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$967
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$1195
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1115
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1261
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$819
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1107
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1111
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1164
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1107
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1539
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$1041
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$945
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$828
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1294
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$557
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$720
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$760
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$655
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$673
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$932
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$858
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$849
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$701
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$697
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$764
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$642
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$883
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$918
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$887
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$572
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$618
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$592
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1349
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$667
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$819
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1392
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$857
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$707
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1503