Blantyre vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$131
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
22
62
😀 Quality of life
29
44
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.27M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 58% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 9046th and 6110th ($363 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Malawi and South Africa, respectively. Check Malawi vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 8522nd and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$2867

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$326
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
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$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952