Blantyre vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Blantyre	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$2269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1307	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$146	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$2462
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.7	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$204	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	22	66
😀 Quality of life	33	98
🏙️ Population	800K	2.71M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 78% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 8686th and 1349th ($505 vs $2269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th in Malawi and Australia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 8666th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Brisbane

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	Blantyre	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$80.8	$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$3002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$147	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.9	$94.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.68%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8831	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$397	$5145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$9.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.54	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.31	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$362	$1949
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$595	$12459

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$458
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$495
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$496
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$828
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$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

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894