Blantyre vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1301
🏠 One person rent	$147	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$313
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	22	38
😀 Quality of life	25	34
🏙️ Population	800K	444K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 17% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 8593rd and 8890th ($507 vs $433) 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 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 8566th and 7682nd 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	$3.98	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$0.75
🥤 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	$175	$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$5465

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$551
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$588
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$889
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$553
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$354
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$575
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$632
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$882
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1022
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$507
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$647
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$882
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$937
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$651
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$590
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$906
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$658
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$709
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$613
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$904
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$753
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$916
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$1113
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$774
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$776
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$743
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$677
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$735