Blantyre vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Blantyre	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1602	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$181	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$381	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$604	$3191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	22	46
😀 Quality of life	27	92
🏙️ Population	1.9M	608K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 66% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7882nd and 2792nd ($591 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Malawi and Sweden, respectively. Check Malawi vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 8369th and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Gothenburg

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	Blantyre	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.31	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.3	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.65%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10628	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.28	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.66	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.91	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.43	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.95	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$607	$3801

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$498
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$500
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$515
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$516
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$834
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$670
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$953
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$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
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$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
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$685
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1079
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$1139
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$433
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1116
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$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
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$585
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$670
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1091
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$639

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267