Blantyre vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Blantyre	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1273	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$156	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.9	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	22	99
😀 Quality of life	30	93
🏙️ Population	800K	3.9M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 86% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8689th and 62nd ($495 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 47th 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 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 8790th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Los Angeles

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	Blantyre	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.7	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.2	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7401	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.31	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$33	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$590	$23685

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$452
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$456
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$489
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$494
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$792
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$691
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$875
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$754
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$952
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$755
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$559
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$933
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1015
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$522
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$727
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1167
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$677
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$840
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1511
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$565
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$777
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1132
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$692
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$463
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1304
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1602
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1166
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$632
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1378
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$849
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$632
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$813
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1196
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$417

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000