Blantyre vs Brazzaville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Brazzaville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1467
🏠 One person rent
$146
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
22
20
😀 Quality of life
33
41
🏙️ Population
800K
2.15M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 16% less expensive than in Brazzaville. Cities ranked 8686th and 7920th ($505 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 0.3 months in Brazzaville. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Brazzaville ranked 1st in the Congo, while ranked 8666th and 7836th 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
$3.94
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$1567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$7.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$31.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$4619

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$495
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$496
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$828
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$521
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$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Kinshasa
$1163
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$543
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$544
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$544
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$543
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$895
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$870
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$695
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$932
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$815
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$897
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$1047
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$851
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$999
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$1037
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$699
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$745
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1239
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$665
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$692
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$595
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$492
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$816
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$662
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$668
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$887
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$522
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$857
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$1042
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1254
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$750
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$1344
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$641
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$834
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$785