Beirut vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$1306
🏠 One person rent
$549
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$239
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
23
😀 Quality of life
63
30
🏙️ Population
2.42M
800K

The cost of living in Beirut is 149% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 4577th and 8632nd ($1261 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Lebanon and Malawi, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Blantyre. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 5475th and 8786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$81.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$21.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
12.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$10537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$1.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$589

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Blantyre

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