Birmingham vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$363
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$973
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$143
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$304
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
22
😀 Quality of life
93
29
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 451% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 1780th and 9046th ($2004 vs $363) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Malawi, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.8 months in Blantyre. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 58th and 8522nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$16.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
15.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$9607
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$365
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$0.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$1.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$7.25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$32.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$1419

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$326
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$327
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$332
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$332
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$970
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$335
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600