Blantyre vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1784
🏠 One person rent
$146
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$113
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
35
😀 Quality of life
33
50
🏙️ Population
800K
2.47M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 26% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8686th and 7322nd ($505 vs $686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Malawi and Zambia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 8666th and 6732nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Lusaka

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Blantyre Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$13300

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$458
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$495
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$828
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$521
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692