Blantyre vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$147	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	22	89
😀 Quality of life	25	97
🏙️ Population	800K	5.87M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 83% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8593rd and 129th ($507 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Singapore, respectively. Check Malawi vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 8566th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Singapore City

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	Blantyre	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605