Blantyre vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$156
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
22
33
😀 Quality of life
30
26
🏙️ Population
800K
5.33M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 2% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8689th and 8650th ($495 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 8790th and 8929th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Kabul

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Blantyre Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$1302

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$691
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$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
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$933
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$1015
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$780
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$522
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$629
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$727
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$1167
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$677
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$840
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$1511
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$565
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$925
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$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
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$463
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$1304
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$1602
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$1166
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$632
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$1378
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$849
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$1125
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$632
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$813
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$1196
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$456
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$381
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$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
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$447
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$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
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$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
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$496
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$734
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$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
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$737
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$773
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$280
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$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
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$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
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$253
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$379
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$382
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$359
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$335
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$278
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$344
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$303
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$440
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$339
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$309
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$401
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$313
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$332
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