Blantyre vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Blantyre	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$147	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$239	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	23	95
😀 Quality of life	30	69
🏙️ Population	800K	11.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 52% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8632nd and 5192nd ($506 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Brazil, respectively. Check Malawi vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 8786th and 4142nd 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	$3.97	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.2	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$322	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.9	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10537	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.28	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$15428

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666