Blantyre vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$4014
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1041
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$1826
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1866
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
23
38
😀 Quality of life
30
77
🏙️ Population
800K
6.44K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 71% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8632nd and 2847th ($506 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Malta, respectively. Check Malawi vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 8786th and 1422nd 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
$3.97
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$12705

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$458
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi Sliema
$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Gzira
$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi Zabbar
$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi San Gwann
$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi Birkirkara
$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Marsaskala
$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi Naxxar
$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Mosta
$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
116 km or 72 mi Ragusa
$1271
132 km or 82 mi Gela
$1161
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1234
148 km or 92 mi Syracuse
$1232
178 km or 111 mi Agrigento
$1085
186 km or 115 mi Catania
$1298
266 km or 166 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161
267 km or 166 mi Palermo
$1301
270 km or 168 mi Messina
$1176
281 km or 175 mi Marsala
$1141
295 km or 183 mi Trapani
$1046
339 km or 211 mi Vibo Valentia
$1341
344 km or 214 mi Nabeul
$487
350 km or 217 mi Sousse
$552
357 km or 222 mi Tripoli
$455
362 km or 225 mi Al-Khums
$406
364 km or 226 mi Sfax
$480
376 km or 234 mi Lamezia Terme
$1425
382 km or 237 mi Catanzaro
$1266
386 km or 240 mi Zawiya
$350
390 km or 242 mi La Marsa
$607
392 km or 244 mi Sabratha
$387
395 km or 245 mi Misrata
$434
398 km or 247 mi Zuwarah
$381
399 km or 248 mi Kairouan
$433
401 km or 249 mi Tunis
$577
401 km or 249 mi Aryanah
$529
408 km or 254 mi Cosenza
$1200
422 km or 262 mi Crotone
$1319
437 km or 272 mi Gharyan
$382
441 km or 274 mi Bizerte
$375