Blantyre vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1824
🏠 One person rent
$181
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$437
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
22
56
😀 Quality of life
27
58
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.42M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 20% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6712th ($591 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 0.6 months in Salvador. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 8369th and 5558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$10964

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$498
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$500
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$515
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$516
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$834
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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$599
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$604
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$602
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$606
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$591
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$545
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$579
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$471
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$406
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$640
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$670
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$529
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$538
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$602
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$542
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$611
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$519
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$597
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$414
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$412
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$582
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$630
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$553
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$589
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$610
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$575
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$557
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$545
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$495
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$573
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$556
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$573
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$608
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610