Beirut vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$363
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$973
🏠 One person rent
$623
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$143
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$304
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
22
😀 Quality of life
62
29
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.9M

The cost of living in Beirut is 229% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 4447th and 9046th ($1195 vs $363) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Malawi, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.8 months in Blantyre. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 5118th and 8522nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$16.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
15.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$9607
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$365
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$0.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$1.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$7.25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$32.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$1419

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Blantyre

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