Blantyre vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Blantyre	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1602	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$181	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$381	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$604	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	22	95
😀 Quality of life	27	63
🏙️ Population	1.9M	11.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 42% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7882nd and 5616th ($591 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Brazil, respectively. Check Malawi vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 8369th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Sao Paulo

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	Blantyre	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.31	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.3	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.65%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10628	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.28	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.66	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.91	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.43	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.95	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$607	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629