Blantyre vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$995
🏠 One person rent
$131
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
63
😀 Quality of life
29
53
🏙️ Population
1.9M
14.9M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 13% less expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 9046th and 8902nd ($363 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Pakistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 8522nd and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$1093

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$1165
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$957
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$852
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$338
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$784
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$689
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$1127
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$691
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$837
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$1144
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$722
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$968
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$777
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$1176
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$1210
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$457
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$1238
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$1236
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$1121
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$777
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$1107
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$795
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$1025
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$297
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$292
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$326
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$301
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$308
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$293
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$289
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$358
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$353
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$377
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$313
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$505
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$339
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$296
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$360
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$336
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$396
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$779
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$338
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$242
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$267
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$672
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$399
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$385
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$291
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$809
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$307
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$301
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$513
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$338
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$328
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$336
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$484
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$822
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$338
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$323
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$315
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