Blantyre vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$156
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
16
😀 Quality of life
30
19
🏙️ Population
800K
1.79M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 56% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8689th and 4925th ($495 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Malawi vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 8790th and 9126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Lubumbashi

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Blantyre Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$4525

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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 Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452