Blantyre vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1750
🏠 One person rent
$156
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$454
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
22
39
😀 Quality of life
30
61
🏙️ Population
800K
236K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 32% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8689th and 7140th ($495 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Botswana, respectively. Check Malawi vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 8790th and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Gaborone

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Blantyre Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$2568

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$452
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$456
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$792
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$663
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$691
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$691
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$903
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$994
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$615
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$860
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$789
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1204
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$565