Blantyre vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$147
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
23
68
😀 Quality of life
30
58
🏙️ Population
800K
5.55M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 38% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8632nd and 6622nd ($506 vs $811) 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 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.2 months in Nairobi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 8786th and 6071st 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
$3.97
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$8707

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
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$519
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$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
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$460
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$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820