Blantyre vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$131
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
22
25
😀 Quality of life
29
36
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 38% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 9046th and 7822nd ($363 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Syria, respectively. Check Malawi vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 8522nd and 7665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$1634

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$335
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$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

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$882
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$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
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$1728
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$1718
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$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850