Auckland vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$156
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$255
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$104
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	22
😀 Quality of life	89	30
🏙️ Population	1.47M	800K

The cost of living in Auckland is 324% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 1745th and 8689th ($2100 vs $495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in New Zealand and Malawi, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.2 months in Blantyre. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 242nd and 8790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Blantyre

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	Auckland	Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$11.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$339
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$7401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$3.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$1.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$590

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$452
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$456
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$489
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$494
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$792
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$691
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$875
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$754
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$952
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$755
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$559
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$933
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1015
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$522
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$727
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1167
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$677
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$840
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1511
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$565
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$777
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1132
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$692
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$463
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1304
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1602
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1166
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$632
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1378
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$849
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$632
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$813
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1196
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$417