Blantyre vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$156
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$45
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
22
29
😀 Quality of life
30
40
🏙️ Population
800K
2.69M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 30% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8689th and 7245th ($495 vs $706) 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 0.2 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 8790th and 7855th 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
$3.67
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$1772

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$691
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$875
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$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
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$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
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$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$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
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
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$1196
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$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1093
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$2164
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$1204
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$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
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$2184
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$2245
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$2230
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$2214
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$2129
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$538
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$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
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$1032
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$2347