Blantyre vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2437
🏠 One person rent
$181
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
77
😀 Quality of life
27
64
🏙️ Population
1.9M
9.94M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 40% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 7882nd and 5792nd ($591 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Peru, respectively. Check Malawi vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 8369th and 4404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$8320

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$526
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$582
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$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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$779
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$726
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$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
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$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
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$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
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$780
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$770
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$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722