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Blantyre vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Blantyre is 21.4% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 52.5% less in Blantyre
Groceries: pay 38.0% less in Blantyre
Transportation: pay 16.3% more in Blantyre
Housing: pay 69.5% more in Blantyre
Childcare: pay 74.2% less in Blantyre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.8% less in Blantyre
Clothing: pay 40.3% less in Blantyre

The cost of housing and transportation in Blantyre are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Blantyre.

Blantyre vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Blantyre instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 52.5% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Blantyre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.06	$4.87 MWK8,450.59	-66.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.04	$8.93 MWK15,478.56	-3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.27	$0.82 MWK1,423.30	-66.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$0.51 MWK889.00	-74.1%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 38.0% less for groceries

	Wellington	Blantyre
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.43	$1.28 MWK2,225.39	-35.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.99	$1.78 MWK3,088.78	-55.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.79	$3.70 MWK6,420.31	-45.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.77	$1.71 MWK2,961.13	-74.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.29	$2.55 MWK4,420.32	-46.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.00 MWK1,740.37	-26.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$1.06 MWK1,841.40	+4.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.31	$1.11 MWK1,929.95	-16.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.02	$0.49 MWK851.64	-78.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.60 MWK1,043.95	-32.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.61 MWK1,052.30	-10.5%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 16.3% more for transportation

	Wellington	Blantyre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.67	$5.98 MWK10,369.26	-2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$190.44	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,124.77	$35,205.31 MWK61,052,096.30	+13.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.28	$20.15 MWK34,947.42	+38.5%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 69.5% more for housing

	Wellington	Blantyre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.70	$305.75 MWK530,219.54	+527.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,155.27	$201.16 MWK348,854.16	-83.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,909.96	$90.52 MWK156,981.71	-91.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.00	$28.92 MWK50,152.02	-73.6%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 74.2% less for childcare

	Wellington	Blantyre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,335.08	$358.38 MWK621,489.87	-53.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,215.57	$593.71 MWK1,029,593.41	-95.1%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Blantyre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.53	$1.22 MWK2,120.88	-81.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.15	$2.66 MWK4,612.16	-24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.60	$2.37 MWK4,118.37	-90.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.28	$59.37 MWK102,959.34	+74.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.05	??
Average			-30.8%

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pay 40.3% less for clothing

	Wellington	Blantyre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.41	$44.72 MWK77,544.27	-35.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.02	$34.73 MWK60,234.04	-25.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.84	$58.69 MWK101,783.88	-48.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.05	$70.38 MWK122,057.39	-51.9%
Average			-40.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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