Blantyre vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1086
🏠 One person rent
$181
$162
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
83
😀 Quality of life
27
57
🏙️ Population
1.9M
9.61M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 40% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8926th ($591 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and Egypt, respectively. Check Malawi vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 8369th and 5583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Cairo

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Blantyre Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$7.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$2.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$1916

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$500
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$515
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$516
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$526
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$582
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$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
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$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
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$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
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$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

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$335
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$323
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$327
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$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
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$331
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$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
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$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
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$308
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$299
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$291
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$282
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$310
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$357
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$306
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$609
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$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
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$393
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$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
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$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
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$694
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$1775
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$1754
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$1657
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$294
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$1771
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$499
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$1815
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$350
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$847
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$1741