Addis Ababa vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$363
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$973
🏠 One person rent
$407
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$143
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$304
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
22
😀 Quality of life
40
29
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 154% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 5819th and 9046th ($923 vs $363) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Blantyre. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 7141st and 8522nd 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
$6.72
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$16.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
15.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$9607
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$365
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$4.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$0.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$1.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$7.25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$32.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$1419

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Blantyre

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$326
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$327
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$332
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$332
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$970
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$335
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600