Blantyre vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$147
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
23
28
😀 Quality of life
30
51
🏙️ Population
800K
846K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 19% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8632nd and 8921st ($506 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Nepal, respectively. Check Malawi vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 8786th and 6559th 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
$3.97
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$3066

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$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
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
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$350
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$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
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$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
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$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
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$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
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$274
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$294
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$289
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$367
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$287
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$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348