Blantyre vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Blantyre	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$147	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$239	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	23	15
😀 Quality of life	30	24
🏙️ Population	800K	344K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 22% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8632nd and 7431st ($506 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Lesotho, respectively. Check Malawi vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 8786th and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Maseru

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	Blantyre	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.2	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$322	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.9	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10537	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.28	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$1130

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$458
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$493
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$496
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$820
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$916
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$755
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$996
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$779
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$565
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$935
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1021
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$527
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$761
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1168
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$716
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$873
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1511
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$587
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$655
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$888
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$577
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$495
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1062
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1278
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$912
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$658
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1069
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$687
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$587
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$653
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1207
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$421

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$598
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$762
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$808
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$901
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$988
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$706
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$984
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$892
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$740
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$826
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$984
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$890
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$827
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$838
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$892
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1304
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$975
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$940
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$784
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$875
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$833
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$830
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$814
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$599
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$637
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$946
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$668
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$607