Blantyre vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Blantyre Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$131
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$818
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
8
😀 Quality of life
29
59
🏙️ Population
1.9M
24.7K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 77% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 9046th and 3034th ($363 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Malawi vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 8522nd and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Blantyre vs Victoria infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Blantyre vs Victoria

Prices for goods and services in Blantyre and Victoria are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Blantyre Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$3.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$8062

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524