Blantyre vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1346
🏠 One person rent
$147
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$269
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$135
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
23
38
😀 Quality of life
30
39
🏙️ Population
800K
3.9M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 5% less expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 8632nd and 8436th ($506 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Malawi and Ghana, respectively. Check Malawi vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 8786th and 7874th 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
$3.97
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$5514

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Distance City Cost of living
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$458
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$631
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$668
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$822
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$630
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1066
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$600
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$417
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$652
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$684
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1057
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1224
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$576
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$699
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$835
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1057
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1123
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$705
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$598
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1083
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$712
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$793
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$743
477 km or 296 mi Save
$646
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1082
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1099
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1013
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1102
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$877
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$752
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$820
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$664
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$961
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$822