Blantyre vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$156
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$2218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
22
94
😀 Quality of life
30
87
🏙️ Population
800K
1.86M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 75% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 8689th and 2081st ($495 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Poland, respectively. Check Malawi vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 8790th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Warsaw

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Blantyre Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$15882

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$952
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$559
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$933
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$1015
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$780
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$522
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$629
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$727
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$1167
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$677
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$840
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$1511
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$565
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$925
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$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
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$463
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$1304
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$1602
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$1166
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$632
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$1378
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$849
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$1125
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$1196
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$1570
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$1540
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$1227
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$1253
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$1023
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$1030
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$1162
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$1165
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$1262
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$1222
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$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
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$1024
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$976
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$1078
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$1173
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$1137
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$1305
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$1170
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$1260
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$1229
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$1454
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$669
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$925
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$1241
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$1235
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$1170
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$1043
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$1205
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$1215
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$954
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$868
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$1102
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$1010
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$445