Blantyre vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2135
🏠 One person rent
$181
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$1450
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
22
93
😀 Quality of life
27
76
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.98M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 34% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6160th ($591 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Malaysia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 8369th and 883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Kuala Lumpur

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Blantyre Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$9485

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$498
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742