Abu Dhabi vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$1602
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$381
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$604
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	52	22
😀 Quality of life	83	27
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.9M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 205% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 2486th and 7882nd ($1802 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Malawi, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1 months in Blantyre. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 405th and 8369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Blantyre

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	Abu Dhabi	Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	12.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$10628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$0.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$1.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$35.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$607

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2309
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1503
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1050
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2084
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1232
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1810
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1719
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$786
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1218
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1110
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$870
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$989
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$556
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$878
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$520
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$547
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$558
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$548
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$541
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$546
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$537
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$687
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$531
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$467
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$639
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$489
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1586
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$498
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$500
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$515
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$516
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$834
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$670
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$953
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$662
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1000
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$810
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$574
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$1190
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1012
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$534
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$729
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1394
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$731
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$871
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1500
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$761
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$685
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1079
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$1139
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$433
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1116
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1090
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1017
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$756
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1028
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$725
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$585
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$670
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1091
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$639