Blantyre vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Blantyre	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$363	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$973	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$131	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$276	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$143	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	22	99
😀 Quality of life	29	98
🏙️ Population	1.9M	4.84M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 87% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 9046th and 318th ($363 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Australia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8522nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Sydney

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	Blantyre	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.85	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.2	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$76.9	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$198	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.13%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9607	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$365	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.1	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.95	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.34	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.25	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.4	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.5	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1419	$17934

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816