Blantyre vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$3464
🏠 One person rent
$147
$924
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$1552
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$493
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$832
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
23
8
😀 Quality of life
30
63
🏙️ Population
800K
24.7K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 68% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8632nd and 3601st ($506 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.5 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 8786th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$8213

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
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$715
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1207
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1207
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$724
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$476
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$548
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$822
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$834
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$831
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$774
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$596
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$842
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$812
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$609
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$567
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$552
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$493
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$421
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$533
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$694
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$549
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$420