Blantyre vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$147	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	22	81
😀 Quality of life	25	98
🏙️ Population	800K	449K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 85% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8593rd and 59th ($507 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Switzerland, respectively. Check Malawi vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 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 8566th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Zurich

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	Blantyre	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717