Blantyre vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$131
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
22
100
😀 Quality of life
29
95
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.76M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 80% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 9046th and 2281st ($363 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 76th in Malawi and Canada, respectively. Check Malawi vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8522nd and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$7624

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Distance City Cost of living
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$326
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$327
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$332
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$332
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$970
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$335
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576