Amman vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1306
🏠 One person rent
$398
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$239
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
64
23
😀 Quality of life
71
30
🏙️ Population
4.01M
800K

The cost of living in Amman is 99% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 5492nd and 8632nd ($1009 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Jordan and Malawi, respectively. Check Jordan vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.5 months in Blantyre. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 3561st and 8786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$81.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$21.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
12.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$10537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$1.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$589

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$548
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$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$458
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421