Blantyre vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1573
🏠 One person rent
$181
$287
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$761
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
22
16
😀 Quality of life
27
38
🏙️ Population
1.9M
60.7K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 5% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7532nd ($591 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Eswatini, respectively. Check Malawi vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 8369th and 7128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$5172

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$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
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$459
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$1003
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1116
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$791
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$819
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$841
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$696
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$822
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$838
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$909
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$997
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1079
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$874
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$717
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$971
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$848
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$834
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$943
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$717
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$788
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$689
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$774
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$627
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$581
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$809
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$718
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$692
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$663
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$696
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$554
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$690
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$654
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$600
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$862
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$585