Blantyre vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Blantyre	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1307	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$146	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.7	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$204	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	22	94
😀 Quality of life	33	96
🏙️ Population	800K	2.14M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 79% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8686th and 978th ($505 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Malawi and Australia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 8666th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Perth

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	Blantyre	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$80.8	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$147	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.9	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.68%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8831	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$397	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.54	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.31	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$362	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$595	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894