Blantyre vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2387
🏠 One person rent
$147
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
23
5
😀 Quality of life
30
12
🏙️ Population
800K
1.97M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 51% less expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 8632nd and 5353rd ($506 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.1 months in Kananga. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kananga ranked 9th in the DR Congo, while ranked 8786th and 9240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$1026
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$3176

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
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$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
165 km or 103 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
191 km or 119 mi Tshikapa
$993
193 km or 120 mi Gandajika
$885
413 km or 257 mi Kikwit
$928
505 km or 314 mi Kindu
$793
630 km or 392 mi Kolwezi
$1045
711 km or 442 mi Luena
$682
736 km or 457 mi Likasi
$1032
746 km or 464 mi Kalemie
$792
775 km or 482 mi Kisangani
$957
791 km or 492 mi Uvira
$842
804 km or 499 mi Bukavu
$803
809 km or 502 mi Mbandaka
$836
809 km or 503 mi Kinshasa
$1148
809 km or 503 mi Cyangugu
$505
814 km or 506 mi Brazzaville
$595
815 km or 507 mi Bujumbura
$754
832 km or 517 mi Bubanza
$689
838 km or 520 mi Makamba
$688
842 km or 523 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
845 km or 525 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
865 km or 538 mi Rutana
$688
869 km or 540 mi Kinkala
$538
873 km or 543 mi Gitega
$689
876 km or 544 mi Kibuye
$491
882 km or 548 mi Ngozi
$686
888 km or 551 mi Gisenyi
$396
889 km or 552 mi Butare
$412
899 km or 559 mi Bumba
$858
901 km or 560 mi Nyanza
$524
906 km or 563 mi Ruyigi
$687
920 km or 571 mi Mansa
$912
936 km or 582 mi Ruhengeri
$499
937 km or 582 mi Muyinga
$687
949 km or 590 mi Chingola
$1069
951 km or 591 mi Kigali
$758
960 km or 597 mi Gamboma
$536
972 km or 604 mi Byumba
$597
977 km or 607 mi Mufulira
$1278