Blantyre vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Blantyre	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$147	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$239	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$4549
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	23	99
😀 Quality of life	30	94
🏙️ Population	800K	3.9M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 85% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8632nd and 65th ($506 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 51st 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 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 8786th and 74th 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	$3.97	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.2	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$322	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.9	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10537	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.28	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$26874

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927