Blantyre vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Blantyre | Lilongwe | |
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| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Blantyre is 0.9% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 9046th and 9038th ($363 vs $367) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Ranked 1st vs 2nd best cities to live in Malawi, and 8522nd vs 8741st among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Blantyre vs Lilongwe
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| Blantyre | Lilongwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 57 km or 35 mi |  Zomba | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Mulanje | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Mangochi | |
| 157 km or 98 mi |  Tete | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Quelimane | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Chimoio | |
| 432 km or 269 mi |  Mutare | |
| 450 km or 280 mi | Beira | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Marondera | |
| 458 km or 285 mi | Mzimba | |
| 463 km or 287 mi | Nampula | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Harare | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 493 km or 307 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 541 km or 336 mi | Chinhoyi | |
| 611 km or 380 mi | Kadoma | |
| 626 km or 389 mi | Nacala | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 650 km or 404 mi | Masvingo | |
| 674 km or 419 mi | Pemba | |
| 685 km or 425 mi | Gweru | |
| 708 km or 440 mi |  Kapiri Mposhi | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Lusaka | |
| 746 km or 463 mi | Kasama | |
| 754 km or 469 mi | Ndola | |
| 784 km or 487 mi |  Mbeya | |
| 803 km or 499 mi | Kitwe | |
| 811 km or 504 mi | Mufulira | |
| 837 km or 520 mi | Mansa | |
| 837 km or 520 mi | Bulawayo | |
| 849 km or 528 mi | Chingola | |
| 865 km or 537 mi | Choma | |
| 935 km or 581 mi |  Lubumbashi | |
| 991 km or 616 mi |  Francistown | |
| 999 km or 621 mi | Livingstone | |
| 1000 km or 621 mi |  Moroni | |
| 1038 km or 645 mi | Morogoro |
Cities near Lilongwe
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 123 km or 76 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Mangochi | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Zomba | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Mzimba | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Blantyre | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Tete | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Mulanje | |
| 506 km or 314 mi | Kasama | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Harare | |
| 524 km or 326 mi | Marondera | |
| 533 km or 331 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Chinhoyi | |
| 545 km or 339 mi | Quelimane | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
| 566 km or 352 mi | Mbeya | |
| 567 km or 353 mi | Mutare | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Ndola | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Chimoio | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Nampula | |
| 613 km or 381 mi | Lusaka | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Mansa | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Kitwe | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Mufulira | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Kadoma | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Chingola | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Beira | |
| 682 km or 424 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Lubumbashi | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Pemba | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Gweru | |
| 744 km or 462 mi | Nacala | |
| 746 km or 464 mi | Masvingo | |
| 795 km or 494 mi | Choma | |
| 835 km or 519 mi | Likasi | |
| 883 km or 549 mi | Bulawayo | |
| 886 km or 551 mi | Dodoma | |
| 902 km or 560 mi | Morogoro | |
| 949 km or 590 mi | Livingstone |