Blantyre vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$181
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$57.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
22
13
😀 Quality of life
27
20
🏙️ Population
1.9M
989K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 2% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7990th ($591 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Ranked 1st vs 4th best cities to live in Malawi, and 8369th vs 8861st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Lilongwe

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Blantyre Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$363
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$10490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$49.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$2358

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670