Blantyre vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$887
🏠 One person rent
$156
$123
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$200
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$30.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$128
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
22
83
😀 Quality of life
30
60
🏙️ Population
800K
4.46M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 39% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 8689th and 9046th ($495 vs $356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th in Malawi and Egypt, respectively. Check Malawi vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 8790th and 5867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Giza

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Blantyre Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$135
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$81.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$10.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$15.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
21.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$2.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$4.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$1.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$10.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$94.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$2487

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$452
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$456
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$792
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$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
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$483
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$374
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$314
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$325
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$315
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$267
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$271
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$307
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$279
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$288
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$267
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$294
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$288
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$366
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$324
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$264
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$862
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$2038
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$2145
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$429
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$2133
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1845
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$818
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1810
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$2060
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$2305
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$2014
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$375
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2354
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$334
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1149