Blantyre vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$181
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
22
28
😀 Quality of life
27
45
🏙️ Population
1.9M
846K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 34% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8885th ($591 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Nepal, respectively. Check Malawi vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 8369th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Kathmandu

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Blantyre Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$4063

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$670
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$662
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$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
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$1190
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$1012
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$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
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$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
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$731
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$871
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$1500
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$761
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$894
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$685
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$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
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$1116
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$1090
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$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
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$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
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$1091
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$639

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$350
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$311
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$335
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$321
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$377
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$294
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$306
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$339
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$356
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$297
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$331
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$303
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$268
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$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
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$331
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$316
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$312
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$930
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$365
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$455
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$311
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$293
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$387
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$461
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$311
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$298
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$393
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$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
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$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
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$279
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$309
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$288
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$379
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$282
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$329
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$330