Blantyre vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$147	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	22	1
😀 Quality of life	25	22
🏙️ Population	800K	65.5K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 44% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8593rd and 6047th ($507 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Malawi vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 8566th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Sao Tome

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	Blantyre	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$3685

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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 Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590