Blantyre vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Blantyre	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1307	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$146	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.7	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$204	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	22	99
😀 Quality of life	33	96
🏙️ Population	800K	2.11M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 80% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8686th and 916th ($505 vs $2480) 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 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8666th and 14th 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	$3.94	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$80.8	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$147	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.9	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.68%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8831	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$397	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.54	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.31	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.8	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$362	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$595	$17184

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$458
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$495
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$496
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$828
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$591
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$924
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$764
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1000
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$768
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$530
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$935
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1024
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$527
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$754
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1181
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$706
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$861
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1521
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$577
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$686
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1002
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$613
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$469
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1189
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1473
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1030
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$630
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1229
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$750
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$633
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$718
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1233
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$408

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544