Blantyre vs Depok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Depok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$385
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1071
🏠 One person rent	$147	$99.6
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$202
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$40.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$448
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	22	82
😀 Quality of life	25	63
🏙️ Population	800K	2.33M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 32% more expensive than in Depok. Cities ranked 8593rd and 8995th ($507 vs $385) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 78th in Malawi and Indonesia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.2 months in Depok. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Depok ranked 3rd in Indonesia, while ranked 8566th and 4767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Depok

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	Blantyre	Depok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$64.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$41.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$121
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$916
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$9.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$7606

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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 Depok

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
20 km or 12 mi	Jakarta	$701
23 km or 14 mi	Bogor	$513
27 km or 16 mi	Bekasi	$518
32 km or 20 mi	Tangerang	$558
60 km or 37 mi	Sukabumi	$563
80 km or 50 mi	Serang	$492
96 km or 59 mi	Cimahi	$500
100 km or 62 mi	Cilegon	$488
103 km or 64 mi	Bandung	$545
184 km or 115 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Cirebon	$521
203 km or 126 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
218 km or 135 mi	Banjar	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Metro	$432
261 km or 162 mi	Tegal	$480
283 km or 176 mi	Cilacap	$474
320 km or 199 mi	Pekalongan	$471
402 km or 250 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Salatiga	$421
421 km or 262 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
437 km or 271 mi	Prabumulih	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Palembang	$395
460 km or 286 mi	Surakarta	$417
475 km or 295 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
537 km or 333 mi	Madiun	$486
558 km or 347 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
582 km or 362 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Kediri	$464
617 km or 384 mi	Blitar	$453
631 km or 392 mi	Mojokerto	$505
642 km or 399 mi	Jambi	$458
650 km or 404 mi	Batu	$410
660 km or 410 mi	Surabaya	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Malang	$365
686 km or 426 mi	Pasuruan	$510
721 km or 448 mi	Probolinggo	$614
762 km or 473 mi	Pontianak	$427
846 km or 526 mi	Singkawang	$430
855 km or 531 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506