Blantyre vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$131
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
76
😀 Quality of life
29
55
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.59M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 48% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 9046th and 6851st ($363 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Malawi and Iran, respectively. Check Malawi vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 8522nd and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$2.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$882

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$326
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$327
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$332
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$332
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$970
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$335
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
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$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550