Blantyre vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$1105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$147	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$1278
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$613
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	22	1
😀 Quality of life	25	11
🏙️ Population	800K	74.7K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 54% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 8593rd and 4807th ($507 vs $1105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Comoros, respectively. Check Malawi vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.6 months in Moroni. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 8566th and 9179th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Blantyre	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$5.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$1481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$13253

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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 Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1100
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1506
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1150
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$872
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$552
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$523
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$486
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$545
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$493
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$507
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$580
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$457
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$675
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$447
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$492
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$507
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$498
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$525
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$502
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$566
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$461
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$561
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$825
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$638
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1003
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$389
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$408
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$748
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$947
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$760
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$589
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$752
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$541
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$794