Blantyre vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$147	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	22	95
😀 Quality of life	25	62
🏙️ Population	800K	6.21M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 45% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 8593rd and 5954th ($507 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Brazil, respectively. Check Malawi vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 8566th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Blantyre	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562