Blantyre vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$181
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
44
😀 Quality of life
27
66
🏙️ Population
1.9M
418K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 46% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7882nd and 5025th ($591 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Albania, respectively. Check Malawi vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8369th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$5212

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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
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$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
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$871
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$1500
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$761
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$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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$936
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$787
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$676
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$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
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$895
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$1053
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$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
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$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
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$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
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$661
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$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
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$521
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$1280
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$1036
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$571
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$1251
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$1094
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$692
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$1050