Beirut vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1439
🏠 One person rent
$605
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$369
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$98.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$499
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
22
😀 Quality of life
63
25
🏙️ Population
2.42M
800K

The cost of living in Beirut is 148% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 4326th and 8593rd ($1255 vs $507) 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 0.4 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 4772nd and 8566th 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
$10.1
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$81.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$10525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$2.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$591

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$912
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$798
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$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
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$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$457
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$492
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$493
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$825
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$518
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$675
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$947
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$752
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1003
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$794
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$566
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$872
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$992
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$873
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$525
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$646
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$723
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1150
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$730
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$854
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1506
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$597
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$738
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$748
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$541
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$461
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$917
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1018
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$776
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$766
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$875
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$700
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$624
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$688
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1105
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$486