Blantyre vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
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$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

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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