Blantyre vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1792
🏠 One person rent
$146
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$437
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
22
39
😀 Quality of life
33
60
🏙️ Population
800K
236K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 31% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8686th and 7094th ($505 vs $731) 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 0.4 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 8666th and 5910th 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
$3.94
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$2881

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$458
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$495
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$828
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$521
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$662
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$697
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$694
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$901
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$1017
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$628
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$826
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$791
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1049
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$958
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$551
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$967
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1057
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1089
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1171
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$892
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$792
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$875
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$826
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$899
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$910
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$633
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$811
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$916
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$966
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$577