Blantyre vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1185
🏠 One person rent
$156
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
83
😀 Quality of life
30
63
🏙️ Population
800K
9.8M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 2% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8689th and 8753rd ($495 vs $483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Egypt, respectively. Check Malawi vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 8790th and 5501st 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
$3.67
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$25.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$2.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$9.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$3.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$2716

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$691
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$952
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$755
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$559
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$933
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$1015
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$780
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$522
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$629
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$727
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$1167
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$677
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$840
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$1511
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$565
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$925
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$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
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$1304
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$1602
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$1166
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$632
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$1378
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$849
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$1125
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$632
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$813
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$1196
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$414
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$332
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$325
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$267
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$315
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$313
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$271
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$307
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$279
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$288
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$267
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$316
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$294
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$288
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$366
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$324
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$264
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$862
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$2038
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$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
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$429
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$2054
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$1845
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$1810
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$2060
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$818
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$2305
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$2225
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$2014
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$338
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$2283
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$555
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$375
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$1149
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$2201