Blantyre vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Blantyre	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1273	$5455
🏠 One person rent	$156	$1267
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$2011
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.9	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$4659
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	22	100
😀 Quality of life	30	96
🏙️ Population	800K	2.3M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 78% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 8689th and 1367th ($495 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1144th 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 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 8790th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Blantyre	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.7	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.2	$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7401	$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.31	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$33	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$590	$22291

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$452
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$456
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$489
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$494
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$792
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$691
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$875
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$754
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$952
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$755
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$559
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$933
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1015
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$522
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$727
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1167
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$677
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$840
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1511
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$565
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$777
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1132
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$692
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$463
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1304
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1602
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1166
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$632
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1378
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$849
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$632
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$813
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1196
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$417

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123