Blantyre vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$181
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
22
31
😀 Quality of life
27
40
🏙️ Population
1.9M
11.9M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 43% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 7882nd and 5365th ($591 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 8369th and 6878th 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
$4.31
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$3879

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$589
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$529
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$531
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$821
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$803
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$686
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$852
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$793
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$869
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1024
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$810
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$902
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$932
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$659
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$702
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$705
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1201
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$736
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$652
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$488
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$723
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$757
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$815
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$764
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$518
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$796
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$878
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$879
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1368
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$710
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$812
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$655
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$728
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$933