Blantyre vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2032
🏠 One person rent
$147
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
23
27
😀 Quality of life
30
66
🏙️ Population
800K
149K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 39% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8632nd and 6542nd ($506 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Malawi and Mauritius, respectively. Check Malawi vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Port Louis ranked 2nd in Mauritius, while ranked 8786th and 4910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$49.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$1178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$8.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$6.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$4881

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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
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$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
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$774
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$834
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$842
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$822
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$812
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1576
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1561
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1590
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$476
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$493
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$453
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1207
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1585
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1207
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1168
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$996
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$506
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$493
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$519
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$915
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$609