Blantyre vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Blantyre	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$363	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$973	$4581
🏠 One person rent	$131	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$276	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$143	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$2599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	22	77
😀 Quality of life	29	85
🏙️ Population	1.9M	936K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 81% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 9046th and 1907th ($363 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Malawi and Israel, respectively. Check Malawi vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 8522nd and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Jerusalem

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	Blantyre	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.85	$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$7.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.2	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$76.9	$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$198	$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.13%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9607	$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$365	$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.1	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.95	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.34	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.25	$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.4	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.5	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1419	$10218

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499