Blantyre vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Blantyre	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1273	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$156	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.9	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	22	57
😀 Quality of life	30	63
🏙️ Population	800K	2.42M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 44% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 8689th and 6337th ($495 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th in Malawi and Brazil, respectively. Check Malawi vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 8790th and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Salvador

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	Blantyre	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.7	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.2	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7401	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.31	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$33	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$590	$15139

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$452
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$456
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$489
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$494
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$792
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$691
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$875
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$754
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$952
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$755
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$559
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$933
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1015
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$522
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$727
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1167
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$677
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$840
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1511
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$565
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$777
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1132
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$692
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$463
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1304
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1602
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1166
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$632
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1378
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$849
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$632
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$813
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1196
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$417

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751