Blantyre vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$131
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
22
28
😀 Quality of life
29
41
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.19M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 66% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 9046th and 4791st ($363 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Malawi and Mozambique, respectively. Check Malawi vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 8522nd and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$34.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$3971

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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
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$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
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$722
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$968
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$777
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$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
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$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
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$1236
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$1121
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$777
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$1107
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$795
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$1025
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$550
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$734
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$587
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$600

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$978
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$447
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$952
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$558
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$739
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$866
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$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
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$755
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$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
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$908
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$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
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$780
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$637
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$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
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$751
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$511
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$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
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$701
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$511
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$621
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$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
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$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
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$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
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$656
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$719
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$631
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$554
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$1014
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$601
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$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603