Blantyre vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Blantyre	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1602	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$181	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$381	$908
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$604	$582
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	22	77
😀 Quality of life	27	63
🏙️ Population	1.9M	10.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 22% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6641st ($591 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Malawi and Indonesia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 8369th and 4600th 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	$4.31	$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.3	$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.65%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10628	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.28	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.66	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.91	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.43	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.95	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$607	$9494

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Cities near Blantyre

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 Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$541
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$419
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$605
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$553
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$524
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$596
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$522
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$530
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$571
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$551
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$438
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$517
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$512
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$508
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$506
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$550
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$447
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$434
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$507
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$530
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$487
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$470
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$499
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$512
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$427
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$558
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$388
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$495
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$518
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$458
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$459
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549