Blantyre vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$2058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$4930
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1155
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$3074
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
23
94
😀 Quality of life
30
95
🏙️ Population
800K
626K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 75% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 8632nd and 1833rd ($506 vs $2058) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 94th 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 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Glasgow. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8786th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$96.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$4064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$3045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$21.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$85.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$118
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$1138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$18105

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
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$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1837
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1797
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1575
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1762
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1775
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1522
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1728
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2310
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1641
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1485
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1480
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1759
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1778
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1484
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1884
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2021
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1879
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2205
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1769
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1906
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1825
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1805
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1780
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1797
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1507
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$2079
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1602
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1551
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1840
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1839
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1429