Blantyre vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1251
🏠 One person rent
$181
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$406
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
22
37
😀 Quality of life
27
34
🏙️ Population
1.9M
444K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 44% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8952nd ($591 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Malawi and Ghana, respectively. Check Malawi vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.8 months in Kumasi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 8369th and 7641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Kumasi

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Blantyre Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$0.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$66.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$1.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$57.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$5541

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$546
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$585
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$747
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$546
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1015
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$368
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$345
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$570
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$656
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1012
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1164
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$492
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$655
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$711
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1011
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1071
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$652
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$617
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1034
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$656
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$755
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$710
477 km or 296 mi Save
$644
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1035
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1047
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1019
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1133
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$761
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$744
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$699
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$820
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$742