Blantyre vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$394
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$985
🏠 One person rent
$146
$139
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$29.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$143
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
22
83
😀 Quality of life
33
60
🏙️ Population
800K
4.46M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 28% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 8686th and 8986th ($505 vs $394) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Malawi and Egypt, respectively. Check Malawi vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 8666th and 5926th 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
$3.94
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$91.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$12.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$18.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
24.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$886
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$2.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$4.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$1.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$2866

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$591
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$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
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$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
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$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
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$506
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$443
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$402
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$343
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$351
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$340
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$294
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$297
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$335
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$300
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$288
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$282
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$323
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$319
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$400
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$356
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$283
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$776
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1936
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$2022
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$479
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1993
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1761
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$800
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1700
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1962
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
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$2145
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$2002
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$415
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$2105
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2172
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$354
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1062