Amman vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$363
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$973
🏠 One person rent
$358
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$143
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$304
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
22
😀 Quality of life
69
29
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 170% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 5457th and 9046th ($981 vs $363) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Malawi, respectively. Check Jordan vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.8 months in Blantyre. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 3121st and 8522nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$0.6
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$16.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
15.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$9607
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$365
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.32
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$0.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$1.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$7.25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$32.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$1419

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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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