Blantyre vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$181
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
63
😀 Quality of life
27
49
🏙️ Population
1.9M
14.9M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 38% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8915th ($591 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Malawi and Pakistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 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 8369th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$1146

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$498
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$500
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$515
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$516
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$834
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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$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
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$315
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$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548