Blantyre vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$6659
🏠 One person rent
$131
$1594
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$3123
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$5285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
22
100
😀 Quality of life
29
96
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.75M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 86% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 9046th and 505th ($363 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 455th in Malawi and the United States, respectively. Check Malawi vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 2 months in Chicago. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8522nd and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$15494

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$992
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$645
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$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
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$337
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$1165
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$957
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$852
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$338
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$784
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$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
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$691
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$837
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$1144
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$722
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$968
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$777
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$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
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$457
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$1238
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$1236
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$1121
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$777
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$1107
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$795
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$1025
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$550
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$734
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$587
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$2476
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$2544
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$2446
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$2387
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$2199
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$2257
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$2326
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$2317
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$2300
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$2290
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$2323
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$2295
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$2245
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$2282
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$2244
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$2264
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$2215
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$2204
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$2258
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$2013
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$2248
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$2258
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$2240
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$2162
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$2030
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$2257
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$2253
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$2269
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$2250
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