Blantyre vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$146
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
22
33
😀 Quality of life
33
25
🏙️ Population
800K
5.33M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 7% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8686th and 8823rd ($505 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Malawi and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 8666th and 8992nd 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
$3.94
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$1540

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$692
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$924
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$1000
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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
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
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$577
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$815
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$686
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$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$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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$433
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$368
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$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
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$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
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$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
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$360
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$464
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$704
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$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
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$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
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$264
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$367
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$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
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$330
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$257
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$353
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$298
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$417
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$318
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$308
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$382
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$308
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$379
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$326
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$467