Blantyre vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2495
🏠 One person rent
$181
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1045
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$823
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
22
10
😀 Quality of life
27
16
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.89M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 38% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 7882nd and 5954th ($591 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Malawi and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Malawi vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 8369th and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Mbuji-Mayi

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Blantyre Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$3341

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$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$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
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$815
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$932
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$902
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$728
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$852
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$947
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$730
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$939
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$763
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$546
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$723
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$559
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$509
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$508
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$723
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$509
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$855
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$510
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$509
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$579
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$441
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$509
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$587
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$545
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1017
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$509
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$598
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$723
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1028
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$622
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1090
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1116
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$810
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$796
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1041
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$760
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$1139
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$589