Bandung vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$545
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1341
$1439
🏠 One person rent
$218
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$369
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$98.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$499
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
22
😀 Quality of life
40
25
🏙️ Population
2.88M
800K

The cost of living in Bandung is 8% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 8276th and 8593rd ($545 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in Indonesia and Malawi, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 1 months in Blantyre. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 6910th and 8566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandung Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.59
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.19
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.05
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$81.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$874
$10525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$412
$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.3
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.76
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.91
$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$2.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.5
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.3
$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7595
$591

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$513
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$518
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$385
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$521
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$701
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$490
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$536
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$558
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$480
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$474
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$492
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$488
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$471
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$493
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$408
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$432
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$421
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$417
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$486
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$464
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$453
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$417
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$395
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$505
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$410
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$365
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$549
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$458
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$510
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$614
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$500
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$458
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$427
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1267
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$497

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Distance City Cost of living
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$457
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$461
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$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
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$1506
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$597
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
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$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
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$1018
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$776
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$766
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$875
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$700
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$1050
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$624
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$688
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1105
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$486