Blantyre vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Blantyre | Harare | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Blantyre is 62% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 9046th and 5620th ($363 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Malawi vs Zimbabwe comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Harare. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 8522nd and 6463rd among best cities to live in the world.
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| Blantyre | Harare | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 57 km or 35 mi |  Zomba | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Mulanje | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Mangochi | |
| 157 km or 98 mi |  Tete | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Quelimane | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Chimoio | |
| 432 km or 269 mi |  Mutare | |
| 450 km or 280 mi | Beira | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Marondera | |
| 458 km or 285 mi | Mzimba | |
| 463 km or 287 mi | Nampula | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Harare | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 493 km or 307 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 541 km or 336 mi | Chinhoyi | |
| 611 km or 380 mi | Kadoma | |
| 626 km or 389 mi | Nacala | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 650 km or 404 mi | Masvingo | |
| 674 km or 419 mi | Pemba | |
| 685 km or 425 mi | Gweru | |
| 708 km or 440 mi |  Kapiri Mposhi | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Lusaka | |
| 746 km or 463 mi | Kasama | |
| 754 km or 469 mi | Ndola | |
| 784 km or 487 mi |  Mbeya | |
| 803 km or 499 mi | Kitwe | |
| 811 km or 504 mi | Mufulira | |
| 837 km or 520 mi | Mansa | |
| 837 km or 520 mi | Bulawayo | |
| 849 km or 528 mi | Chingola | |
| 865 km or 537 mi | Choma | |
| 935 km or 581 mi |  Lubumbashi | |
| 991 km or 616 mi |  Francistown | |
| 999 km or 621 mi | Livingstone | |
| 1000 km or 621 mi |  Moroni | |
| 1038 km or 645 mi | Morogoro |
Cities near Harare
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 18 km or 11 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Marondera | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Chinhoyi | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Kadoma | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Mutare | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Gweru | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Masvingo | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Chimoio | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Tete | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Bulawayo | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Lusaka | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Choma | |
| 458 km or 284 mi | Beira | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Blantyre | |
| 498 km or 309 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 514 km or 319 mi | Mulanje | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 525 km or 326 mi | Francistown | |
| 531 km or 330 mi | Zomba | |
| 549 km or 341 mi | Livingstone | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Mangochi | |
| 588 km or 365 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 599 km or 372 mi | Ndola | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Quelimane | |
| 635 km or 394 mi | Kitwe | |
| 659 km or 409 mi | Mufulira | |
| 665 km or 413 mi | Palapye | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Serowe | |
| 680 km or 422 mi | Chingola | |
| 714 km or 444 mi | Mzimba | |
| 734 km or 456 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 775 km or 482 mi | Mansa | |
| 778 km or 484 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 786 km or 489 mi | Lubumbashi | |
| 847 km or 526 mi | Xai-Xai | |
| 847 km or 526 mi | Kasama | |
| 892 km or 554 mi | Likasi | |
| 898 km or 558 mi |  Middelburg |