Adelaide vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2338
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4797
$1307
🏠 One person rent
$1428
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$2032
$238
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$204
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
22
😀 Quality of life
93
33
🏙️ Population
1.39M
800K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 363% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 1210th and 8686th ($2338 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Australia and Malawi, respectively. Check Australia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.4 months in Blantyre. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 73rd and 8666th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Blantyre

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Adelaide Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.33
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1521
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1196
$80.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2231
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1697
$147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$21.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$33.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8511
$8831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5565
$397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.19
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.2
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$8.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23
$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$1.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.49
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1013
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8002
$595

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$2128
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1904
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1870
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1487
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1604
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1906
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1928
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2217
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1822
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1815
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2496
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1829
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1894
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1824
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1889
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1798
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1860
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1896
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1979
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2223
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1898
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1867
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1477
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1821
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1699
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1753
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1695
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1710
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$2050
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2482
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2308
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2844
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2379
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1997
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1288
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1590
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1796

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