Blantyre vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1679
🏠 One person rent
$147
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$495
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
23
57
😀 Quality of life
30
49
🏙️ Population
800K
1.68M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 29% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 8632nd and 7003rd ($506 vs $717) 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 0.5 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 8786th and 6747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$1201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$4.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$17.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$3783

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
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$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
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$519
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$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
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$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
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$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
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$658
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$578
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$582
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$623
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$654
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$511
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$543
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$567
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$833
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$528
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$656
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$820
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$597
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$804
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$758
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$499
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$503
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$687
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$524
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$396
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$491
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$412
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$686
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$687
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$811
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$689
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$505
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$527
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$689
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$803
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$460
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$754
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$688
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$420
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$842
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$549
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$688
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$612