Blantyre vs Bristol - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Bristol
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$2136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$4891
🏠 One person rent
$131
$1368
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$2192
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$3114
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
91
😀 Quality of life
29
87
🏙️ Population
1.9M
472K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 83% less expensive than in Bristol. Cities ranked 9046th and 1459th ($363 vs $2136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Malawi and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Malawi vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Bristol. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Bristol ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8522nd and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Bristol
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$8.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$6.23
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$1576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$1065
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$2425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$6719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$4446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$20.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$9.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$9.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$76.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$21760

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$326
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$327
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$332
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$332
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$970
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$335
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$1922
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$1571
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1729
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1774
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1771
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$1770
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1730
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1653
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$1935
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1761
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1757
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1815
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$1781
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1747
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$1974
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2089
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1603
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1717
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1715
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2349
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$1896
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2010
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2069
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1717
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2429
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2029
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$1923
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$1824
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1815
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1586
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$1876
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1727
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1832
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1737
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1715
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2159
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1711