Blantyre vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2855
🏠 One person rent
$147
$563
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$897
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$3956
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
23
19
😀 Quality of life
30
61
🏙️ Population
800K
2.49M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 55% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4912th ($506 vs $1116) 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 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 8786th and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$19860

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$946
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$853
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$871
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$893
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$706
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$684
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$719
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$606
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$536
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$536
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$538
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1148
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$595
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$928
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$536
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$682
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$993
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$807
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$660
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$1029
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$708
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$836
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$885
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1046
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1241
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1044
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$819
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$836
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$1045
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$671
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$924
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$494
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$1413
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1363
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$755
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$1032