Blantyre vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$146
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
63
😀 Quality of life
33
54
🏙️ Population
800K
14.9M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 16% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8686th and 8914th ($505 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Pakistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 8666th and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Karachi

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Blantyre Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$1646

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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
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$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
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
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$633
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$718
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$1233
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$365
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$326
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$392
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$337
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$284
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$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
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$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
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$298
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$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
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$326
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$257
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$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
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$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
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$417
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$286
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$463
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$331
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$382
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$269
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$467
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$813
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$351
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$297
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$294
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$1135
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$325
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$561