Blantyre vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$181
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
22
67
😀 Quality of life
27
57
🏙️ Population
1.9M
5.55M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 21% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6689th ($591 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Kenya, respectively. Check Malawi vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 8369th and 5632nd 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
$4.31
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$8325

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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
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$526
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$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
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$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
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$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768