Blantyre vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Blantyre	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1602	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$181	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$381	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$604	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	22	72
😀 Quality of life	27	62
🏙️ Population	1.9M	3.01M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 6% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8199th ($591 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Malawi and Indonesia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 8369th and 4937th 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	$4.31	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.3	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.65%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10628	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.28	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.66	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.91	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.43	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.95	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$607	$5075

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$498
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$500
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$515
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$516
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$834
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$670
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$953
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$662
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1000
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$810
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$574
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$1190
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1012
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$534
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$729
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1394
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$731
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$871
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1500
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$761
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$685
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1079
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$1139
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$433
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1116
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1090
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1017
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$756
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1028
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$725
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$585
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$670
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1091
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$639

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515