Blantyre vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Blantyre	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$363	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$973	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$131	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$276	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$143	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	22	72
😀 Quality of life	29	62
🏙️ Population	1.9M	2.89M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 30% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 9046th and 8350th ($363 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Malawi and Indonesia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 8522nd and 5178th 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	$2.72	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.85	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.2	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$76.9	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$198	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.13%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9607	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$365	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.1	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.95	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.34	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.25	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.4	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.5	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1419	$5424

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506