Blantyre vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1732
🏠 One person rent
$146
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$389
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
30
😀 Quality of life
33
45
🏙️ Population
800K
6.87M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 20% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8686th and 7720th ($505 vs $629) 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 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 8666th and 7263rd 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
$3.94
$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$17353

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$461
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$828
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$521
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$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
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$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
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$592
151 km or 94 mi Pathein
$695
158 km or 98 mi Hpa-an
$593
161 km or 100 mi Mawlamyine
$571
334 km or 207 mi Naypyidaw
$614
373 km or 232 mi Chiang Mai
$780
373 km or 232 mi Pai
$709
438 km or 272 mi Phitsanulok
$585
442 km or 275 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
451 km or 280 mi Taunggyi
$546
506 km or 314 mi Sittwe
$571
520 km or 323 mi Chiang Rai
$626
534 km or 332 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
552 km or 343 mi Myeik
$562
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$788
566 km or 352 mi Tha Khlong
$710
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$789
571 km or 355 mi Rangsit
$656
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$550
578 km or 359 mi Bangkok
$1027
588 km or 365 mi Lat Luang
$833
591 km or 367 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
600 km or 373 mi Monywa
$528
624 km or 388 mi Hua Hin
$784
658 km or 409 mi Laem Chabang
$838
662 km or 411 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
666 km or 414 mi Pattaya
$874
666 km or 414 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
671 km or 417 mi Nong Prue
$846
686 km or 427 mi Cox's Bazar
$324
697 km or 433 mi Vientiane
$1056
705 km or 438 mi Udon Thani
$581
708 km or 440 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
713 km or 443 mi Khon Kaen
$621
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$1269
742 km or 461 mi Klaeng
$768
756 km or 470 mi Jinghong
$590
763 km or 474 mi Chittagong
$358
816 km or 507 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
834 km or 518 mi Pu'er
$610