Blantyre vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$846
🏠 One person rent
$181
$86.6
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$161
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$25
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
22
83
😀 Quality of life
27
56
🏙️ Population
1.9M
5.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 83% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 7882nd and 9177th ($591 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 8369th and 5699th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$89
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$63.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$241
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$112
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$9.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
14.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$793
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$2.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$6.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$1.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$2.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$67.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$1758

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$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$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
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$424
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$345
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$335
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$327
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$339
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$315
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$334
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$306
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$310
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$303
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$308
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$291
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$282
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$310
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$357
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$306
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$609
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1607
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1713
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$393
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1727
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1671
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$694
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1372
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1632
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1775
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1657
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$350
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$1815
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$278
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$847