Blantyre vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$1170
🏠 One person rent
$147
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$34.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
22
69
😀 Quality of life
25
49
🏙️ Population
800K
1.01M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 15% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 8593rd and 8870th ($507 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Pakistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 8566th and 6313th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$94.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
20.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$1142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$6.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$2.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$64.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$2961

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$518
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$675
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$947
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$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
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$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
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$486

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Distance City Cost of living
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$401
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$382
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$354
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$366
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$355
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$273
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$364
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$346
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$373
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$458
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$281
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$287
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$389
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$321
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$374
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$303
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$306
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$411
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$342
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$383
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$305
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$355
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$366
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$300
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$386
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$358
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$474
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$361
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$356
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$441
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$392
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$389
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$297
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$381
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$369