Blantyre vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Blantyre	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$363	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$973	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$131	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$276	$756
🍽️ Food expenses	$143	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	22	66
😀 Quality of life	29	50
🏙️ Population	1.9M	1.96M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 39% less expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 9046th and 7675th ($363 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 42nd in Malawi and Iran, respectively. Check Malawi vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Isfahan ranked 6th in Iran, while ranked 8522nd and 6267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Isfahan

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	Blantyre	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$4.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.85	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.2	$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$76.9	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$198	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$8.33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.13%	25.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9607	$1449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$365	$673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.1	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$5.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.95	$1.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$4.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.34	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.25	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.4	$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$61.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1419	$644

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$326
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$327
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$332
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$332
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$970
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$367
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$992
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$993
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$645
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1014
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$761
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$337
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$1165
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$957
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$338
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$689
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1127
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$691
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$837
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1144
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$722
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$777
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1176
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$1210
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$457
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1238
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1236
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1121
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$777
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1107
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$795
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$550
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$734
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$587
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$600

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$538
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$531
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$387
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$561
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$561
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$454
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$456
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$511
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$541
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$575
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$549
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$546
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$616
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$502
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$577
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$636
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$568
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$633
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$559
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$636
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$436
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$550
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$604
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$653
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$606
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$653
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$700
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$654
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$619
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$647
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$655
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$606
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$651