Blantyre vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$318
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$842
🏠 One person rent
$147
$90.3
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$183
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$23.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
22
83
😀 Quality of life
25
56
🏙️ Population
800K
5.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 59% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 8593rd and 9160th ($507 vs $318) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 15th in Malawi and Egypt, respectively. Check Malawi vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 8566th and 5740th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$66.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$9.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$8.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
19.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$1.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$2.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$1.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$1943

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$457
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$492
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$493
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$825
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$518
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$675
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$947
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$752
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1003
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$794
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$566
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$872
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$992
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$873
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$525
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$646
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$723
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1150
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$730
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$854
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1506
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$597
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$738
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$748
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$541
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$461
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$917
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1018
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$776
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$766
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$875
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$700
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$624
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$688
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1105
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$417
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$335
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$300
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$307
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$325
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$288
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$319
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$301
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$295
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$272
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$268
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$298
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$276
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$316
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$339
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$290
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$640
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1684
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1742
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$381
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1732
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1511
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$809
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1471
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1686
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1837
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1716
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$360
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$1884
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$342
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$813