Blantyre vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Blantyre	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$147	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$239	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	23	82
😀 Quality of life	30	71
🏙️ Population	800K	5.65M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 48% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8632nd and 5813th ($506 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Malawi and Russia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8786th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Saint Petersburg

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	Blantyre	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.2	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$322	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.9	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10537	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.28	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$10534

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$458
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$493
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$496
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$820
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566