Alexandria vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$363
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$973
🏠 One person rent
$164
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$143
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$304
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
49
22
😀 Quality of life
51
29
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.9M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 36% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 8536th and 9046th ($495 vs $363) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Egypt and Malawi, respectively. Check Egypt vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.8 months in Blantyre. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 6224th and 8522nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$16.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
15.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$9607
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$365
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$0.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$1.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$7.25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$32.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$1419

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$326
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$327
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$332
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$332
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$970
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$335
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600