Blantyre vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2266
🏠 One person rent	$147	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$700
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$501
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	22	28
😀 Quality of life	25	56
🏙️ Population	800K	2.82M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 34% less expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 8593rd and 6598th ($507 vs $765) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th in Malawi and Brazil, respectively. Check Malawi vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Brasilia. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Brasilia ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 8566th and 5716th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Brasilia

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	Blantyre	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$6.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$2296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1378
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$56.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$14627

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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

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590