Blantyre vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$2667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$6807
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$3056
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$4901
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
22
100
😀 Quality of life
27
96
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.75M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 78% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 7882nd and 483rd ($591 vs $2667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 425th 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 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 8369th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$87.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$3828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$3158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$76.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$2457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$19423

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$670
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$953
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$662
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$1000
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$810
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$574
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$1190
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$1012
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$890
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$534
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$830
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$729
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$1394
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$731
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$871
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$1500
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$761
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$894
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$685
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$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
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$433
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$1116
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$1090
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$1017
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$756
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$1028
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$725
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$1007
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$585
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$1091
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$2427
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$2463
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$2424
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$2375
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$2376
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$2177
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$2307
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$2344
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$2352
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$2326
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$2367
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$2412
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$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
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$2313
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$2305
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$2360
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$2358
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$2292
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$2268
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$2292
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$1950
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$2293
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$2296
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$2295
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$2224
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$1975
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$2276
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$2392
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$2363
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$2276
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$2290
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