Blantyre vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$813
🏠 One person rent
$147
$112
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$177
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$130
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$126
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
23
43
😀 Quality of life
30
43
🏙️ Population
800K
3.2M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 52% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 8632nd and 9127th ($506 vs $333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 22nd in Malawi and Pakistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Faisalabad. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Faisalabad ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 8786th and 7307th 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
$3.97
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$66.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$46.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$46.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$564
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$3.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$1.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$18.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$26.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$1474

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$519
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$592
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$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
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$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
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$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
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$1207
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$421

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Distance City Cost of living
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$372
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$303
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$351
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$294
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$291
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$376
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$363
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$368
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$427
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$316
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$302
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$347
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$320
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$362
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$380
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$311
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$277
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$403
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$284
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$337
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$416
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$443
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$350
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$301
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$344
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$421
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$254
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$364
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$334
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$354
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$265
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$340
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$357
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$262
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$373
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$393
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$290
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$351
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$270