Blantyre vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$3342
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
23
86
😀 Quality of life
30
99
🏙️ Population
800K
2.79M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 79% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8632nd and 918th ($506 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Canada, respectively. Check Malawi vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8786th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$17676

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$873
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$587
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$748
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$655
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$888
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$577
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$495
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$1062
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$1278
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$912
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$658
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$687
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$2241
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$2379
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$2449
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$2012
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$1564
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$2193
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$1995
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$2038
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$2103
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$1869
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$2044
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$2045
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$2010
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$1443
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$1844
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$2096
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$2071
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$1928
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$2187
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$2124
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$2082
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$2109
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$1936
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$2083
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$1971
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