Blantyre vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$131
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
91
😀 Quality of life
29
91
🏙️ Population
1.9M
548K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 82% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 9046th and 1798th ($363 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 57th 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 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8522nd and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$6.11
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$13845

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$992
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$993
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$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
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$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
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$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
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$968
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$777
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$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
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$1025
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$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
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$587
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$600

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$1819
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$1793
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$1807
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$1795
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$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
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$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
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$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
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$1564
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$1392
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$1713
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$1715
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$1497
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$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629