Blantyre vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$147	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	22	27
😀 Quality of life	25	59
🏙️ Population	800K	687K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 54% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 8593rd and 4828th ($507 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 120th in Malawi and Spain, respectively. Check Malawi vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 8566th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Zaragoza

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	Blantyre	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$7261

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387