Blantyre vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$1366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$3099
🏠 One person rent
$146
$773
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$1343
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$404
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
22
55
😀 Quality of life
33
55
🏙️ Population
800K
3.78M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 63% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 8686th and 4432nd ($505 vs $1366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and South Africa, respectively. Check Malawi vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 0.3 months in Cape Town. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Cape Town ranked 4th in South Africa, while ranked 8666th and 6382nd 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
$3.94
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$49.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$2160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$9.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$8.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$8.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$5378

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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
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$496
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$828
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$521
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$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905