Blantyre vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$146
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
22
70
😀 Quality of life
33
50
🏙️ Population
800K
1.01M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 9% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 8686th and 8843rd ($505 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Pakistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 8666th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Islamabad

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Blantyre Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$3118

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$768
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$530
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$935
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$1024
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$770
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$527
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$639
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$754
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$1181
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$706
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$861
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$1521
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$577
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$815
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$686
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$1002
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$613
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$469
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$1189
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$1473
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$1030
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$630
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$1229
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$750
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$1133
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$633
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$718
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$1233
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$427
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$360
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$279
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$370
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$338
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$264
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$369
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$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
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$330
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$353
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$381
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$371
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$308
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$295
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$308
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$378
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$326
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$379
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$368
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$348
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$432
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$302
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$367
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$391
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$318
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$364
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$423
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$315
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$433
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$352
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$473
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$382
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$351
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$414
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$417
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$425
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$257
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$429
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$379