Blantyre vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$181
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
22
25
😀 Quality of life
27
32
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.58M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 12% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7105th ($591 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Syria, respectively. Check Malawi vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 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 8369th and 7854th 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
$4.31
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$1645

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
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$834
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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$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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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
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$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
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$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838