Blantyre vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$131
$473
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
22
56
😀 Quality of life
29
43
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.9M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 61% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 9046th and 5826th ($363 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Malawi and Brazil, respectively. Check Malawi vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Salvador ranked 44th in Brazil, while ranked 8522nd and 6863rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.67
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$6.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$12057

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$327
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$332
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$970
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$335
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$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
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$680
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$674
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$701
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$666
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$635
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$592
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$620
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$494
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$438
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$606
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$634
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$566
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$595
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$525
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$611
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$597
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$577
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$462
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$550
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$634
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$610
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$444
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$436
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$583
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$651
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$621
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$615
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$612
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$587
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$580
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$606
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$576
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$504
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$645
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$573
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$657
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$619
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$631
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$601
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$711