Blantyre vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$3075
🏠 One person rent
$147
$578
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
22
31
😀 Quality of life
25
40
🏙️ Population
800K
14.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 55% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8593rd and 4732nd ($507 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 8566th and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Kinshasa

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Blantyre Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$4674

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$597
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$748
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$541
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$917
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$1018
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$700
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$580
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$520
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$812
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$519
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$523
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$522
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$844
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$821
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$676
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$569
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$876
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$788
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$863
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$1012
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$850
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$934
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$976
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$625
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$668
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$645
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$1121
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$671
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$1011
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$577
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$843
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$482
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$634
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$767
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$828
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$747
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$513
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$806
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$900
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$900
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$1265
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$655
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$741
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$601
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$764