Blantyre vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$181
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
22
43
😀 Quality of life
27
63
🏙️ Population
1.9M
527K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 25% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6502nd ($591 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8369th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$4291

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$526
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$582
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$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
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$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
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$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
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$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
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$1091
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$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
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$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
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$1223
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$1043
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$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191