Blantyre vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$147	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$306
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	22	78
😀 Quality of life	25	58
🏙️ Population	800K	2.24M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 9% less expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 8593rd and 8142nd ($507 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th 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 0.5 months in Tangerang. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 8566th and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Tangerang

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	Blantyre	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$7618

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$701
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$385
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$518
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$513
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$488
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$545
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$432
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$490
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$480
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$417
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$395
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$493
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$421
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$417
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$500
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$486
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$458
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$464
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$453
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$505
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$410
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$365
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$510
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$614
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$427
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$430