Blantyre vs Casablanca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Casablanca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1989
🏠 One person rent	$147	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$666
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	22	33
😀 Quality of life	25	61
🏙️ Population	800K	3.22M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 40% less expensive than in Casablanca. Cities ranked 8593rd and 6258th ($507 vs $850) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Morocco, respectively. Check Malawi vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.6 months in Casablanca. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Casablanca ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 8566th and 5009th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Casablanca

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	Blantyre	Casablanca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$4.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$2004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$6.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$9.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$4842

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$652
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$619
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$705
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$536
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$502
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$435
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$558
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$486
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$489
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$687
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$533
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$679
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$517
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$640
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1196
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1141
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$889
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1359
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1358
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1263
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1291
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1395
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1950
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1373
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$535
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1415
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$540
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1330
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1598
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1248
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1368
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$2040