Blantyre vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$147
$406
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$113
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
23
11
😀 Quality of life
30
14
🏙️ Population
800K
2.89M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 52% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 8632nd and 5146th ($506 vs $1059) 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 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 8786th and 9211th 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
$3.97
$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$3306

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$458
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$461
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$493
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$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
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$519
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$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
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$885
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$1029
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$993
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$793
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$928
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$1045
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$792
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$1032
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$842
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$754
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$803
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$505
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$688
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$689
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$682
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$688
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$957
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$689
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$686
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$491
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$412
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$687
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$396
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$524
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$912
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$687
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$499
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$758
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1069
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$597
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1278
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1062
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$836
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$858
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1148
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$804
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$577
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$595