Blantyre vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$147	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	22	30
😀 Quality of life	25	43
🏙️ Population	800K	6.87M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 28% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8593rd and 6863rd ($507 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Malawi and Myanmar, respectively. Check Malawi vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 8566th and 6707th 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	$3.98	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$15505

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625