Blantyre vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$5081
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1241
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$2923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
91
😀 Quality of life
25
92
🏙️ Population
800K
548K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 76% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8593rd and 1662nd ($507 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 46th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8566th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$19551

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$457
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$461
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149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$493
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$825
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$518
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$675
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$947
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$752
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1003
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$794
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$566
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$872
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$992
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$873
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$525
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$646
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$723
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1150
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$730
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$854
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1506
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$597
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$738
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$748
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$541
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$461
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$917
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1018
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$776
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$766
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$875
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$700
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$624
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$688
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1105
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681