Al Ain vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$560
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$604
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
22
😀 Quality of life
79
27
🏙️ Population
767K
1.9M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 77% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 5284th and 7882nd ($1050 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1 months in Blantyre. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 600th and 8369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Blantyre

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Al Ain Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
12.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$10628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$0.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$1.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$35.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$607

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$1232
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$2309
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$1503
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$2084
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$1802
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$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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