Blantyre vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$147	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	22	21
😀 Quality of life	25	27
🏙️ Population	800K	1.02M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 3% less expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 8593rd and 8452nd ($507 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Liberia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 8566th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Monrovia

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	Blantyre	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$2771

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507