Blantyre vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$147
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
23
70
😀 Quality of life
30
78
🏙️ Population
800K
1.4M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 59% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4611th ($506 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Malawi vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8786th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$9717

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$519
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$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
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$916
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$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
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$1207
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$421

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Distance City Cost of living
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$730
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$766
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$707
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$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
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$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
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$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
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$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
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$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777