Blantyre vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$6197
🏠 One person rent
$146
$1388
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$2468
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$4328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
100
😀 Quality of life
33
100
🏙️ Population
800K
5.35M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 80% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8686th and 893rd ($505 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Malawi and Australia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8666th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Melbourne

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Blantyre Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$9.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$26129

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$1002
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$630
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