Blantyre vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Blantyre	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$1692
🏠 One person rent	$147	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$239	$558
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	23	80
😀 Quality of life	30	67
🏙️ Population	800K	11.1M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 28% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 8632nd and 7091st ($506 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Malawi and Indonesia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 8786th and 4721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Jakarta

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	Blantyre	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$3.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.2	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$322	$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.9	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10537	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.28	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$8840

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$458
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$493
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$496
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$820
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$916
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$755
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$996
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$779
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$565
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$935
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1021
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$527
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$761
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1168
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$716
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$873
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1511
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$587
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$655
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$888
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$577
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$495
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1062
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1278
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$912
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$658
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1069
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$687
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$587
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$653
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1207
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$421

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$567
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$555
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$400
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$665
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$517
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$561
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$511
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$490
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$534
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$523
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$429
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$488
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$482
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$478
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$488
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$422
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$409
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$456
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$461
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$447
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$440
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$413
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$409
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$551
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$384
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$457
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$470
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$413
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$420
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502