Blantyre vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
91
😀 Quality of life
27
92
🏙️ Population
1.9M
548K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 72% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7882nd and 1500th ($591 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd in Malawi and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Malawi vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8369th and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.48
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$25.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$17390

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$526
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$582
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$670
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$953
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$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
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$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
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$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
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$685
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$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
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$1090
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$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
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$585
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$670
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$1091
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$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1936
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$1877
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$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
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$1712
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$1449
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$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
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$1614
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$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761