Blantyre vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$181
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$817
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$433
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
79
😀 Quality of life
27
72
🏙️ Population
1.9M
3.12M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 35% less expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6099th ($591 vs $909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and Argentina, respectively. Check Malawi vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Buenos Aires. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 8369th and 1789th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
35.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$2462
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$8.04
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$4.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$4474

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$526
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$582
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$670
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$953
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$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
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$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
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$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
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$760
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$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
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$770
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$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
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$749
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$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
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$742