Blantyre vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$131
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
22
82
😀 Quality of life
29
66
🏙️ Population
1.9M
5.38M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 55% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 9046th and 6353rd ($363 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Malawi and Russia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8522nd and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.78
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$6.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$6504

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$335
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$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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$814
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$906
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$1121
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$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
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$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
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$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
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$1438