Blantyre vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$147
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$8151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
23
81
😀 Quality of life
30
100
🏙️ Population
800K
449K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 86% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8632nd and 23rd ($506 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Malawi and Switzerland, respectively. Check Malawi vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 8786th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$22875

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$461
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$493
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$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
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$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
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$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3836
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2747
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3565
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1593
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1694
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$1698
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2964
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1397
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1839
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2443
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3041