Blantyre vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$4487
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1094
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1952
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$3539
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
95
😀 Quality of life
27
96
🏙️ Population
1.9M
985K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 70% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 7882nd and 1883rd ($591 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and Sweden, respectively. Check Malawi vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 8369th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.49
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$24.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$7335

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$662
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$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
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$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
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$890
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$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
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
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$685
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$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
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$433
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$1116
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$1090
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$1017
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$756
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$1028
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$725
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$1007
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$585
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$670
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$1091
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1628
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$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1586
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$2039
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1638
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1637
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1644
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1602
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1604
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$1460
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1460
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1274
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1338
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$1164
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1285
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$1463
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1275
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1347
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$1209
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1363
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1510
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1593
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$1373
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$1259
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1544
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$1415
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$1591
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$1546
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$1417
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1443
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$1331
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$1151
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$1407
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$923
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$1571
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$1525
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$1267
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1468
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$1325
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$1328