Blantyre vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Blantyre	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$147	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$239	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	23	75
😀 Quality of life	30	68
🏙️ Population	800K	3.01M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 8% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8632nd and 8275th ($506 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 14th in Malawi and Indonesia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 8786th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Surabaya

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	Blantyre	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.2	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$322	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.9	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10537	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.28	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$9160

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502