Blantyre vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$181
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
69
😀 Quality of life
27
78
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.4M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 43% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7882nd and 5350th ($591 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Malawi vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8369th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$7369

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$670
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$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
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$1190
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$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
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$830
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$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
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$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
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$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
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$894
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$685
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$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
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$670
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$1091
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$639

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$712
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$876
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$610
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$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
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$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
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$785
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$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
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$912
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$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
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$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
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$668
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$1086
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$1223
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$692
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$737
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$624
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$985
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$685
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$668