Blantyre vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2404
🏠 One person rent
$181
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$814
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
22
5
😀 Quality of life
27
14
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.97M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 37% less expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6049th ($591 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Malawi and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Malawi vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.9 months in Kananga. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 8369th and 9059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1235
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
12.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$514
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$5.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$88.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$3289

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
165 km or 103 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
191 km or 119 mi Tshikapa
$902
193 km or 120 mi Gandajika
$815
413 km or 257 mi Kikwit
$852
505 km or 314 mi Kindu
$728
630 km or 392 mi Kolwezi
$947
711 km or 442 mi Luena
$723
736 km or 457 mi Likasi
$939
746 km or 464 mi Kalemie
$730
775 km or 482 mi Kisangani
$855
791 km or 492 mi Uvira
$763
804 km or 499 mi Bukavu
$723
809 km or 502 mi Mbandaka
$810
809 km or 503 mi Kinshasa
$1041
809 km or 503 mi Cyangugu
$559
814 km or 506 mi Brazzaville
$589
815 km or 507 mi Bujumbura
$546
832 km or 517 mi Bubanza
$508
838 km or 520 mi Makamba
$509
842 km or 523 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
845 km or 525 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
865 km or 538 mi Rutana
$509
869 km or 540 mi Kinkala
$529
873 km or 543 mi Gitega
$510
876 km or 544 mi Kibuye
$579
882 km or 548 mi Ngozi
$509
888 km or 551 mi Gisenyi
$587
889 km or 552 mi Butare
$441
899 km or 559 mi Bumba
$796
901 km or 560 mi Nyanza
$545
906 km or 563 mi Ruyigi
$509
920 km or 571 mi Mansa
$1017
936 km or 582 mi Ruhengeri
$598
937 km or 582 mi Muyinga
$509
949 km or 590 mi Chingola
$1028
951 km or 591 mi Kigali
$723
960 km or 597 mi Gamboma
$531
972 km or 604 mi Byumba
$622
977 km or 607 mi Mufulira
$1090