Beirut vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$555
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
22
😀 Quality of life
61
27
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.9M

The cost of living in Beirut is 97% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 4691st and 7882nd ($1165 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Malawi, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1 months in Blantyre. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 4996th and 8369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Blantyre

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Beirut Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
12.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$10628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$0.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$1.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$35.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$607

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Blantyre

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$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