Blantyre vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$156
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$3456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
22
93
😀 Quality of life
30
94
🏙️ Population
800K
626K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 77% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 8689th and 1708th ($495 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 86th 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 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8790th and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Glasgow

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Blantyre Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$21435

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$691
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$875
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$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
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$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
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
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$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
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$1196
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
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$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
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$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
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$1742
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$1646
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$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404