Blantyre vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Blantyre	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$147	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$239	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$1510
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	23	93
😀 Quality of life	30	84
🏙️ Population	800K	546K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 73% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 8632nd and 2357th ($506 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Portugal, respectively. Check Malawi vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 8786th and 479th 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	$3.97	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.2	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$322	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10537	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.28	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$17217

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$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

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231