Blantyre vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$131
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
22
43
😀 Quality of life
29
63
🏙️ Population
1.9M
527K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 52% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 9046th and 6533rd ($363 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Malawi vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8522nd and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Skopje

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Blantyre Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$4244

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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
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$600

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Distance City Cost of living
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$563
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$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
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$1177
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$1027
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$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116