Blantyre vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$6248
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1599
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$3894
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
23
94
😀 Quality of life
30
94
🏙️ Population
800K
664K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 81% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8632nd and 689th ($506 vs $2615) 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 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 8786th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$13809

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$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
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$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2228
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2392
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2581
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2374
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2222
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2087
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2175
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2718
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1846
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2589
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2414
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2238
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3118
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2568
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2252
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2374
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2256
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2230
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2178
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1829
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1639
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2089
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1818
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2318
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1804
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1860
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2359
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1696
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2168
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1512
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671