Blantyre vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$156
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
22
67
😀 Quality of life
30
59
🏙️ Population
800K
5.55M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 39% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8689th and 6736th ($495 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Kenya, respectively. Check Malawi vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 8790th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Nairobi

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Blantyre Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$10471

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$452
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$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$792
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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795