Blantyre vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Blantyre	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$363	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$973	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$131	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$276	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$143	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	22	89
😀 Quality of life	29	98
🏙️ Population	1.9M	5.87M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 88% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 9046th and 133rd ($363 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Singapore, respectively. Check Malawi vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 8522nd and 4th 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	$2.72	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.85	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.2	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$76.9	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$198	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.13%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9607	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$365	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.1	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.95	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.34	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.25	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.4	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1419	$26424

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$326
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$327
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$332
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$332
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$970
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$367
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$992
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$993
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$645
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1014
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$761
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$337
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$1165
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$957
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$338
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$689
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1127
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$691
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$837
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1144
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$722
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$777
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1176
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$1210
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$457
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1238
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1236
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1121
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$777
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1107
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$795
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$550
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$734
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$587
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$600

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544