Blantyre vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$6362
🏠 One person rent
$156
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$2815
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$4246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
94
😀 Quality of life
30
95
🏙️ Population
800K
664K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 81% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8689th and 649th ($495 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Malawi and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Malawi vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 8790th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$6.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$13092

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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
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$875
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$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
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$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
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$1196
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$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2336
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$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
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$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
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$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
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$1799