Blantyre vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3939
🏠 One person rent
$181
$953
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1777
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$1527
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
37
😀 Quality of life
27
72
🏙️ Population
1.9M
6.44K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 64% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 7882nd and 3052nd ($591 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Malawi and Malta, respectively. Check Malawi vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 8369th and 1891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$8876

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$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$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
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi Sliema
$1771
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Gzira
$1747
3.2 km or 2 mi Zabbar
$1334
3.3 km or 2.1 mi San Gwann
$1643
4.1 km or 2.6 mi Birkirkara
$1591
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Marsaskala
$1341
6.4 km or 4 mi Naxxar
$1519
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Mosta
$1434
11 km or 7.1 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
116 km or 72 mi Ragusa
$1172
132 km or 82 mi Gela
$990
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1134
148 km or 92 mi Syracuse
$1188
178 km or 111 mi Agrigento
$1031
186 km or 115 mi Catania
$1229
266 km or 166 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160
267 km or 166 mi Palermo
$1211
270 km or 168 mi Messina
$1157
281 km or 175 mi Marsala
$1086
295 km or 183 mi Trapani
$1005
339 km or 211 mi Vibo Valentia
$1356
344 km or 214 mi Nabeul
$442
350 km or 217 mi Sousse
$482
357 km or 222 mi Tripoli
$496
362 km or 225 mi Al-Khums
$432
364 km or 226 mi Sfax
$462
376 km or 234 mi Lamezia Terme
$1567
382 km or 237 mi Catanzaro
$1212
386 km or 240 mi Zawiya
$388
390 km or 242 mi La Marsa
$522
392 km or 244 mi Sabratha
$398
395 km or 245 mi Misrata
$419
398 km or 247 mi Zuwarah
$402
399 km or 248 mi Kairouan
$453
401 km or 249 mi Tunis
$563
401 km or 249 mi Aryanah
$490
408 km or 254 mi Cosenza
$1057
422 km or 262 mi Crotone
$1272
437 km or 272 mi Gharyan
$388
441 km or 274 mi Bizerte
$344