Blantyre vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Blantyre	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$363	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$973	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$131	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$276	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$143	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$56.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$1518
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	22	55
😀 Quality of life	29	60
🏙️ Population	1.9M	434K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 59% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 9046th and 6078th ($363 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Malawi and South Africa, respectively. Check Malawi vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.7 months in Cape Town. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Cape Town ranked 3rd in South Africa, while ranked 8522nd and 5406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Cape Town

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	Blantyre	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$7.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.85	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.2	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$76.9	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$198	$749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.13%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9607	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$365	$1307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.1	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$7.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$5.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.95	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.34	$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.25	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.4	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.5	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1419	$4013

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$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

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718