Blantyre vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$156
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
22
15
😀 Quality of life
30
20
🏙️ Population
800K
344K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 25% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8689th and 7557th ($495 vs $660) 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 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.2 months in Maseru. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 8790th and 9105th 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
$3.67
$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$8.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$70.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$53
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$1202

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$452
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$456
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$792
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$611
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$742
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$811
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$872
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$904
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$789
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1033
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$742
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1031
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$938
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1204
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$784
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$851
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1104
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$912
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$882
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1015
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$994
410 km or 255 mi East London
$773
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$903
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$875
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$863
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$691
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$607
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$494
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$691
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$968
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$723
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663