Blantyre vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
86
😀 Quality of life
27
94
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.79M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 77% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7882nd and 656th ($591 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Malawi and Canada, respectively. Check Malawi vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 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 8369th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$18156

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$810
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$574
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$1190
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$1012
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$534
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$830
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$729
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$1394
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$731
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$871
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$1500
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$761
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$894
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$685
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$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
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$433
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$1116
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$1090
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$1017
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$756
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$725
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$1091
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Distance City Cost of living
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$2332
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$2472
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$2618
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$2398
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$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
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$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
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$2154
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$1971
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$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
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$2012
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$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
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$1853
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$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
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$2018
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$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
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$2029
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$1964
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$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
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$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
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$2009
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$2007
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$1814
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$2074
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$2046
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$2085