Blantyre vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Blantyre	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1602	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$181	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$381	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$604	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	22	91
😀 Quality of life	27	78
🏙️ Population	1.9M	6.26M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 51% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7882nd and 4604th ($591 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Chile, respectively. Check Malawi vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8369th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Santiago

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	Blantyre	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.31	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.3	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.65%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10628	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.28	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.66	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.91	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.43	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.95	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$607	$7298

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$498
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$500
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$515
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$516
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$834
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$670
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$953
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$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
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$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
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$685
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$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

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534