Blantyre vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Blantyre Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$147
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
28
😀 Quality of life
25
45
🏙️ Population
800K
1.16M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 34% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 8593rd and 6562nd ($507 vs $771) 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 1 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 8566th and 6577th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Blantyre vs Kigali infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Blantyre vs Kigali

Prices for goods and services in Blantyre and Kigali are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Blantyre Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$2.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
16.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$17658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$9282

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Blantyre

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$457
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$492
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$493
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$825
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$518
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$675
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$947
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$752
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1003
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$794
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$566
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$872
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$992
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$873
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$525
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$646
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$723
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1150
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$730
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$854
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1506
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$597
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$738
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$748
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$541
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$461
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$917
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1018
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$776
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$766
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$875
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$700
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$624
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$688
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1105
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$486

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$613
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$518
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$492
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$413
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$479
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$381
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$650
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$648
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$496
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$648
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$759
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$648
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$573
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$647
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$768
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$785
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$625
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$558
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$698
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$646
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$801
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$562
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$747
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$585
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$605
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$910
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$483
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$500
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$495
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$638