Blantyre vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$147	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	22	87
😀 Quality of life	25	92
🏙️ Population	800K	1.01M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 87% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8593rd and 8th ($507 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 8566th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs San Jose, United States

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	Blantyre	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$25839

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968