Blantyre vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$181
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$5772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
22
87
😀 Quality of life
27
92
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.39M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 82% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7882nd and 45th ($591 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 8369th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$21468

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$526
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$582
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$670
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$953
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$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
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$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
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$685
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$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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$2973
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$2877
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$2783
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$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
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$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
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$2765
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$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
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$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
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$2718
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$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
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$2767
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$2579
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$2886
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$3006
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$2828
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$2650
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$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
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$3001
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$2928
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$2587
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$912
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$2654
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$3444
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$3035
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$2950
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$3330
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$3047
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$2789
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$2595
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$2647