Blantyre vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Blantyre	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1602	$3040
🏠 One person rent	$181	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$381	$1591
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$604	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	22	14
😀 Quality of life	27	17
🏙️ Population	1.9M	1.79M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 41% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 7882nd and 5639th ($591 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 8369th and 8955th 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	$4.31	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.3	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.65%	12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10628	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.28	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.66	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.91	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.43	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.95	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$607	$4965

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$498
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$500
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$515
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$516
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$834
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$670
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$953
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$662
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1000
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$810
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$574
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$1190
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1012
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$534
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$729
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1394
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$731
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$871
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1500
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$761
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$685
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1079
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$1139
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$433
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1116
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1090
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1017
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$756
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1028
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$725
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$585
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$670
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1091
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$639

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$1028
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$939
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1090
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$1116
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$1017
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$1139
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$947
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$685
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$1079
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$725
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$730
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$815
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$574
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$670
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$534
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$433
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$582
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$1012
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$729
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$723
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$834
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$932
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$810
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$731
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$515
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$509
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$516
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$761
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$509
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$591
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$902
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$763
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$546
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$498