Blantyre vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$1230
🏠 One person rent
$131
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$37.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
22
10
😀 Quality of life
29
15
🏙️ Population
1.9M
526K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 27% less expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 9046th and 8514th ($363 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and South Sudan, respectively. Check Malawi vs South Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Juba. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 8522nd and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$28.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$1409
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$6.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$87.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$2918

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$992
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$1014
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$761
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$337
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$1165
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$957
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$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
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$784
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$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
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$691
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$837
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$1144
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$722
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$968
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$777
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$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
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$457
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$1238
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$1236
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$1121
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$777
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$1107
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$795
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$1025
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$550
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$734
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$587
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$489
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$553
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$556
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$476
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$748
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$808
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$557
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$600
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$484
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$654
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$479
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$542
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$747
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$547
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
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$543
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$745
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$424
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$405
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$441
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$871
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$599
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$575
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$439
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$572
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$677
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$840
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$566
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$857
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$539
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$493
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$458
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$486
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$860
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$449
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$554
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$739
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$448
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