Blantyre vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2695
🏠 One person rent
$181
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$2204
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
22
45
😀 Quality of life
27
75
🏙️ Population
1.9M
4.7M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 47% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 7882nd and 4828th ($591 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 8369th and 1110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$2216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$94.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$6009

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$670
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$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
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$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
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$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
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$1091
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$940
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$1096
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$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
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$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
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$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
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$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491