Blantyre vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$4943
🏠 One person rent
$131
$1431
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$2020
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$3604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
66
😀 Quality of life
29
95
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.36M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 85% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 9046th and 930th ($363 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Malawi and Australia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Brisbane. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 8522nd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$7.8
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$1208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$2416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$9010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$6567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$5.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$26.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$48.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$1568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$8728

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307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
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$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
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$600

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$1785
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$1881
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$2011
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$2152
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$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
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$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
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$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
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$1413
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$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
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$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
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$2741
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$1610
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$1463
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$1430
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$1723
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$2604
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$1528
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$1669
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$1249
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$1672
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$1462
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$1317
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$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
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$1719
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$2356
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$1716
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$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693