Blantyre vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$4151
🏠 One person rent
$156
$1060
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$1874
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$572
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$2178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
22
39
😀 Quality of life
30
76
🏙️ Population
800K
6.44K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 73% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8689th and 2712th ($495 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Malawi and Malta, respectively. Check Malawi vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 8790th and 1347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Valletta

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Blantyre Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$5.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$12648

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$452
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$456
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$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$792
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$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi Sliema
$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Gzira
$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi Zabbar
$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi San Gwann
$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi Birkirkara
$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Marsaskala
$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi Naxxar
$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Mosta
$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
116 km or 72 mi Ragusa
$1317
132 km or 82 mi Gela
$1063
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1210
148 km or 92 mi Syracuse
$1247
178 km or 111 mi Agrigento
$1123
186 km or 115 mi Catania
$1336
266 km or 166 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164
267 km or 166 mi Palermo
$1176
270 km or 168 mi Messina
$1238
281 km or 175 mi Marsala
$1176
295 km or 183 mi Trapani
$1110
339 km or 211 mi Vibo Valentia
$1346
344 km or 214 mi Nabeul
$519
350 km or 217 mi Sousse
$583
357 km or 222 mi Tripoli
$478
362 km or 225 mi Al-Khums
$376
364 km or 226 mi Sfax
$487
376 km or 234 mi Lamezia Terme
$1410
382 km or 237 mi Catanzaro
$1243
386 km or 240 mi Zawiya
$313
390 km or 242 mi La Marsa
$592
392 km or 244 mi Sabratha
$355
395 km or 245 mi Misrata
$378
398 km or 247 mi Zuwarah
$353
399 km or 248 mi Kairouan
$460
401 km or 249 mi Tunis
$633
401 km or 249 mi Aryanah
$547
408 km or 254 mi Cosenza
$1230
422 km or 262 mi Crotone
$1362
437 km or 272 mi Gharyan
$364
441 km or 274 mi Bizerte
$391