Blantyre vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$4848
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1146
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$3562
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
22
94
😀 Quality of life
27
96
🏙️ Population
1.9M
626K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 71% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 7882nd and 1833rd ($591 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 97th in Malawi and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Malawi vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.8 months in Glasgow. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8369th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$12979

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$582
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$670
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$953
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$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
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$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
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$685
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$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
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$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
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$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
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$1091
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$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1793
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1793
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1599
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1625
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1573
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1710
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1744
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1420
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1724
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2246
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1647
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1390
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1545
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1732
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1828
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
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$1830
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1830
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1805
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1989
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$1847
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1701
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1800
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1734
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1712
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1706
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1688
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$1459
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$1602
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$1571
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$1640
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1491
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$1783
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$1763
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1364