Blantyre vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$146
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
22
29
😀 Quality of life
33
40
🏙️ Population
800K
2.69M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 25% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8686th and 7406th ($505 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Syria, respectively. Check Malawi vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 8666th and 7899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Damascus

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Blantyre Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$1770

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$1000
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$768
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$530
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$935
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$1024
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$770
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$527
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$639
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$754
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$1181
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$706
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$861
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$1521
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$577
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$815
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$686
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$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
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$1189
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$1473
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$1030
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$630
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$1229
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$750
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$1133
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$633
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$718
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$1233
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$1005
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$1925
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$1106
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$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
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$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
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$2000
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$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
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$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
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$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
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$740
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$1930
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$2071
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$2061
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$2103
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$2098
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$2101
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$546
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$978
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$1887
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$1013
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$2207