Blantyre vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2387
🏠 One person rent
$156
$440
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$702
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
22
19
😀 Quality of life
30
48
🏙️ Population
800K
2.49M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 46% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8689th and 6128th ($495 vs $923) 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 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.2 months in Luanda. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 8790th and 6933rd 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
$3.67
$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$14053

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$792
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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
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$875
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$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
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$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
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$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
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$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
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$1196
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Distance City Cost of living
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$791
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$721
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$856
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$881
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$673
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$610
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$631
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$554
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$533
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$531
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$533
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1133
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$590
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$915
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$531
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$595
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$979
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$891
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$698
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$1019
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$743
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$833
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$872
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1209
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1013
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$890
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$925
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$1044
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$666
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$982
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$478
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$1272
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1156
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$738
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$1029