Blantyre vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$7962
🏠 One person rent
$146
$2395
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$4150
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$737
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$5553
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
22
86
😀 Quality of life
33
91
🏙️ Population
800K
1.39M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 86% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8686th and 50th ($505 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 38th in Malawi and the United States, respectively. Check Malawi vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 8666th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$8.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$26517

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$861
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$577
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$815
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$686
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$1002
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$613
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$469
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$1189
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$1473
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$1030
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$630
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$750
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$3040
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$3245
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$3251
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$2927
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$3030
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$2758
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$3085
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