Blantyre vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$181
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$2805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
22
100
😀 Quality of life
27
93
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.76M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 70% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7882nd and 2002nd ($591 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Malawi and Canada, respectively. Check Malawi vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8369th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$6957

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$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
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610