Blantyre vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Blantyre	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1273	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$156	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.9	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	22	99
😀 Quality of life	30	94
🏙️ Population	800K	2.1M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 80% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8689th and 964th ($495 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and France, respectively. Check Malawi vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8790th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Paris

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	Blantyre	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.7	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.2	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7401	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.31	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$33	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$590	$19577

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$452
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$456
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$489
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$494
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$792
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$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

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506