Blantyre vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$3835
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
94
😀 Quality of life
27
94
🏙️ Population
1.9M
664K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 73% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7882nd and 1336th ($591 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Malawi and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Malawi vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 8369th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$10888

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$810
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$574
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$1190
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$1012
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$890
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$534
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$830
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$729
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$1394
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$731
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$871
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$1500
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$761
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$894
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$685
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$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
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$433
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$1116
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$1090
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$1017
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$756
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$1028
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$725
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$1007
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$2034
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$1991
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$2053
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$2094
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$1987
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$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
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$2039
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$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
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$2184
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$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
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$1985
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$2375
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$1865
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$2859
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$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
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$1953
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$1968
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$2072
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$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
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$1975
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$1762
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$1831
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$1709
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$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
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$1611
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$2017
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$1442
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$1592