Blantyre vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$147
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
23
27
😀 Quality of life
30
49
🏙️ Population
800K
1.16M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 33% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 8632nd and 6835th ($506 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Rwanda, respectively. Check Malawi vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 8786th and 6733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Kigali

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Blantyre Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
16.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$14731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$62.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$7919

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Distance City Cost of living
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$458
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$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
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612