Beirut vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1307
🏠 One person rent
$598
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$238
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$204
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
74
22
😀 Quality of life
62
33
🏙️ Population
2.42M
800K

The cost of living in Beirut is 168% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 4463rd and 8686th ($1353 vs $505) 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 0.4 months in Blantyre. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 5682nd and 8666th 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
$10.9
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$80.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$21.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$33.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$8831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$1.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$595

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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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
$495
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$828
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$521
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408