Blantyre vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$156
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$690
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$222
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
22
11
😀 Quality of life
30
16
🏙️ Population
800K
2.89M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 53% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 8689th and 5217th ($495 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 8790th and 9189th 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
$3.67
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$51.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$94.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$1120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$537
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$45.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$3375

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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
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$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
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$872
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$1019
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$979
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$771
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$915
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$1044
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$770
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$1029
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$828
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$750
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$779
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$543
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$689
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$688
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$595
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$690
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$946
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$691
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$689
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$533
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$447
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$688
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$411
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$583
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1166
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$688
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$553
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$872
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1378
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$671
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1602
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1304
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$833
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$843
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1133
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$784
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$692
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$590