Blantyre vs Brazzaville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Brazzaville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1482
🏠 One person rent
$181
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$430
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
22
19
😀 Quality of life
27
35
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.15M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 0.5% more expensive than in Brazzaville. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7917th ($591 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and the Congo, respectively. Check Malawi vs the Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Brazzaville. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Brazzaville ranked 1st in the Congo, while ranked 8369th and 7440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Brazzaville

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Blantyre Brazzaville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
12.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$66.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$3772

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$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Kinshasa
$1041
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$529
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$531
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$531
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$531
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$821
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$803
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$686
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$852
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$793
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$869
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$1024
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$810
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$902
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$932
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$659
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$702
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1201
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$705
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$736
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$652
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$488
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$757
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$723
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$764
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$815
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$518
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$796
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$878
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$879
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1368
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$710
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$812
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$655
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$933
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$728