Addis Ababa vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$604
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
22
😀 Quality of life
40
27
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 87% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 4928th and 7882nd ($1103 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Malawi, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1 months in Blantyre. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 6957th and 8369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Blantyre

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Addis Ababa Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
12.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$10628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$0.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$1.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$35.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$607

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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