Blantyre vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$156
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$4276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
22
89
😀 Quality of life
30
97
🏙️ Population
800K
5.87M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 84% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8689th and 165th ($495 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Singapore, respectively. Check Malawi vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 8790th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Singapore City

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Blantyre Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$27027

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$840
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$565
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$925
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$777
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$1132
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$692
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$1304
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$632
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$794
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$677
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$371
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$530
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$422
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