Blantyre vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$319
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$784
🏠 One person rent
$181
$115
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$203
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$123
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
22
43
😀 Quality of life
27
40
🏙️ Population
1.9M
3.2M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 85% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 7882nd and 9185th ($591 vs $319) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Malawi and Pakistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Faisalabad. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Faisalabad ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 8369th and 6906th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Faisalabad

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Blantyre Faisalabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$7.12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$84.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$59
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$50.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
16.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$902
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$2.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$2.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$6.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$1.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$1.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$25.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$785

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$498
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$500
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$515
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$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
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$373
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$312
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$344
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$292
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$310
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$456
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$380
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$376
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$406
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$308
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$280
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$360
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$330
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$358
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$500
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$335
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$328
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$371
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$344
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$378
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$376
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$439
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$407
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$294
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$323
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$430
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$374
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$338
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$372
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$277
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$388
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$358
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$252
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$397
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$441
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$268
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$354
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$286