Blantyre vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2579
🏠 One person rent
$181
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
37
😀 Quality of life
27
43
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.15M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 42% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 7882nd and 5611th ($591 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Malawi vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 8369th and 6695th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Harare

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Blantyre Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$8.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$53.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$124
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$18.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$34.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$8755

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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 Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841