Blantyre vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$146
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
22
45
😀 Quality of life
33
67
🏙️ Population
800K
423K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 43% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 8686th and 6421st ($505 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.4 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 8666th and 4908th 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
$3.94
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$5443

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$521
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$591
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$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
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$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
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$1233
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$408

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Distance City Cost of living
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$680
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$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
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$1272
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$1108
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$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206