Blantyre vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1305
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$2467
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$4390
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
22
100
😀 Quality of life
25
91
🏙️ Population
800K
2.3M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 78% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 8593rd and 1229th ($507 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1115th in Malawi and the United States, respectively. Check Malawi vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 8566th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$18964

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$461
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$492
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$493
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$825
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$518
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$675
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$947
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$752
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1003
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$794
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$566
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$872
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$992
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$873
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$525
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$646
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$723
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1150
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$730
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$854
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1506
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$597
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$738
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$748
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$541
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$461
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$917
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1018
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$776
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$766
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$875
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$700
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$624
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$688
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1105
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$486

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$2182
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$2108
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$2087
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$2196
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2028
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2097
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2232
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2311
41 km or 25 mi League
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2056
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2107
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2698
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$2014
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1799
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$1855
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$2089
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2089
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$1673
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$1853
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$1944
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1907
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1878
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2215
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2037
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1986
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$1510
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$2218
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$2455
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$2163
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2134
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
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$2192
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2224
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$2244
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$2182
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$2260
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$2230
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$2044
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2182