Blantyre vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$147	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	22	19
😀 Quality of life	25	53
🏙️ Population	800K	2.49M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 50% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8593rd and 5424th ($507 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Angola, respectively. Check Malawi vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 8566th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Luanda

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	Blantyre	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$15041

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961