Blantyre vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Blantyre	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1273	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$156	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.9	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	22	30
😀 Quality of life	30	53
🏙️ Population	800K	486K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 52% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8689th and 5257th ($495 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Namibia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8790th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Windhoek

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	Blantyre	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.7	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.2	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7401	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.31	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$33	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$590	$5490

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$452
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$456
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$489
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$494
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$792
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$691
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$875
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$754
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$952
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$755
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$559
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$933
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1015
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$522
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$727
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1167
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$677
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$840
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1511
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$565
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$777
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1132
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$692
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$463
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1304
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1602
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1166
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$632
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1378
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$849
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$632
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$813
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1196
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$417

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851