Blantyre vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Blantyre	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1273	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$156	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.9	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	22	30
😀 Quality of life	30	46
🏙️ Population	800K	6.87M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 25% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8689th and 7579th ($495 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Myanmar, respectively. Check Malawi vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 8790th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Yangon

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	Blantyre	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.7	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.2	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7401	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.31	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$33	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$590	$17180

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$610
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$721
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$601
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$549
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$583
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$567
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$616
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$996
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$794
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$534
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$787
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$839
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$809
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$968
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$564
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$724
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$591
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$616