Blantyre vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3076
🏠 One person rent
$181
$520
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1290
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
22
28
😀 Quality of life
27
38
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.13M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 47% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7882nd and 4869th ($591 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Malawi and Mozambique, respectively. Check Malawi vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 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 8369th and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$5539

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$834
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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$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
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1003
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$459
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$623
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$791
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$841
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$819
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$822
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$838
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$909
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$997
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1079
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$874
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$834
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$717
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$971
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$943
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$717
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$788
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$689
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$627
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$554
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$581
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$718
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$809
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$692
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$600
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$696
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$862
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$654