Blantyre vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$8384
🏠 One person rent
$181
$2251
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$4328
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$4627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
100
😀 Quality of life
27
99
🏙️ Population
1.9M
8.8M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 83% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 7882nd and 37th ($591 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Malawi vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.4 months in London. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8369th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$8.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$142
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$99
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$25830

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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
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$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
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$3054
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2624
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2353
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2322
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2372
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2268
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2248
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2381
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2255
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2245
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2491
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2184
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2173
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2202
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2589
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2328
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2106
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2363
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2179
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2228
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2630
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2157
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2020
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2451
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2159
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2040
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2310
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1963
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2033
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2202
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2152
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$2053
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$2033
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2041
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2028
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2477
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2055