Blantyre vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$147	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$1278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	22	93
😀 Quality of life	25	82
🏙️ Population	800K	546K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 70% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 8593rd and 2671st ($507 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Malawi and Portugal, respectively. Check Malawi vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 8566th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Lisbon

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	Blantyre	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112