Blantyre vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$147	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$2297
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	22	45
😀 Quality of life	25	76
🏙️ Population	800K	4.7M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 56% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 8593rd and 4650th ($507 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Malawi and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8566th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Jeddah

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	Blantyre	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$6204

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$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
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$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
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486