Blantyre vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$147
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
91
😀 Quality of life
30
81
🏙️ Population
800K
6.26M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 54% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4939th ($506 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Chile, respectively. Check Malawi vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8786th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$9190

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Distance City Cost of living
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$458
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827