Blantyre vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$181
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
22
30
😀 Quality of life
27
25
🏙️ Population
1.9M
42.7K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 11% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8393rd ($591 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Malawi and Kenya, respectively. Check Malawi vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 8369th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Meru

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Blantyre Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$8360

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
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$516
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$834
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$526
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$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
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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
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$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
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$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
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$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545