Blantyre vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$146
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$541
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
22
54
😀 Quality of life
33
48
🏙️ Population
800K
1.68M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 30% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 8686th and 7132nd ($505 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Uganda, respectively. Check Malawi vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 0.2 months in Kampala. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 8666th and 6923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Kampala

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Blantyre Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$49.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
20.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$1211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$5.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$4.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$43
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$4366

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$692
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$1000
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$768
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$530
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$935
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$1024
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$770
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$527
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$639
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$754
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$1181
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$706
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$861
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$1521
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$577
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$815
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$686
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$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
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$469
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$1189
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$1473
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$1030
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$630
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$1229
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$750
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$1133
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$633
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$718
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$1233
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$670
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$563
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$593
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$624
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$651
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$505
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$533
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$627
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$572
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$825
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$520
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$623
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$810
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$620
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$617
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$798
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$811
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$518
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$508
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$691
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$544
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$395
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$507
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$409
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$692
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$693
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$797
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$694
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$517
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$528
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$693
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$798
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$455
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$759
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$691
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$419
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$839
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$542
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