Auckland vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$147
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$369
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$98.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$499
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	22
😀 Quality of life	90	25
🏙️ Population	1.47M	800K

The cost of living in Auckland is 288% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 1924th and 8593rd ($1968 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1 months in Blantyre. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 161st and 8566th 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	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$81.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$10525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$2.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$34
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$591

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486