Blantyre vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Blantyre Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$7653
🏠 One person rent
$181
$2045
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$714
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$5275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
22
99
😀 Quality of life
27
94
🏙️ Population
1.9M
3.9M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 81% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7882nd and 72nd ($591 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in Malawi and the United States, respectively. Check Malawi vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 8369th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Blantyre vs Los Angeles infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Blantyre vs Los Angeles

Prices for goods and services in Blantyre and Los Angeles are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Blantyre Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$28613

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Blantyre

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$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

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2849
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2675
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2831
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3271
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2354
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2709
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3009
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2861
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2776
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2714
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2572
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2866
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2715
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3054
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2717
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2552
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2569
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2673
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2754