Blantyre vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1449
🏠 One person rent
$147
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
23
16
😀 Quality of life
30
42
🏙️ Population
800K
60.7K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 15% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8632nd and 7826th ($506 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Eswatini, respectively. Check Malawi vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.6 months in Mbabane. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 8786th and 7530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$4704

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$469
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$908
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$915
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$827
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$838
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$830
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$740
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$826
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$915
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$892
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$975
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$984
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1082
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$890
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$706
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$984
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$875
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$892
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$940
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$731
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$808
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$762
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$762
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$650
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$598
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$833
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$668
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$637
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$577
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$698
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$514
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$637
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$607
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$536
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$901
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$587