Blantyre vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2758
🏠 One person rent
$147
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$854
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$797
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
23
78
😀 Quality of life
30
78
🏙️ Population
800K
3.12M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 56% less expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4856th ($506 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Malawi and Argentina, respectively. Check Malawi vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Buenos Aires. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 8786th and 1059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$53
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
36.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$2703
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$5.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$5464

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
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$519
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$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
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$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897