Blantyre vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Blantyre	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1307	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$146	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.7	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$204	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	22	100
😀 Quality of life	33	96
🏙️ Population	800K	1.8M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 74% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8686th and 2284th ($505 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 58th in Malawi and Canada, respectively. Check Malawi vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8666th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Montreal

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	Blantyre	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$80.8	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$147	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.9	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.68%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8831	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$397	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.54	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.31	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$362	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$595	$5550

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$458
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$495
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$496
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$828
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$591
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$924
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$764
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1000
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$768
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$530
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$935
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1024
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$527
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$754
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1181
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$706
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$861
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1521
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$577
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$686
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1002
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$613
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$469
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1189
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1473
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1030
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$630
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1229
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$750
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$633
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$718
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1233
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$408

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805