Blantyre vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$147	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	22	100
😀 Quality of life	25	95
🏙️ Population	800K	8.8M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 89% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8593rd and 3rd ($507 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and the United States, respectively. Check Malawi vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8566th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs New York City

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	Blantyre	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111