Addis Ababa vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1307
🏠 One person rent
$758
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$238
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$204
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
34
22
😀 Quality of life
45
33
🏙️ Population
5.7M
800K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 151% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 4635th and 8686th ($1269 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ethiopia and Malawi, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Blantyre. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 7273rd and 8666th 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
$4.01
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$80.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$21.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$33.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$8831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$3.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$1.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$595

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Blantyre

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$458
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$495
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$828
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$521
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408