Blantyre vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$181
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
76
😀 Quality of life
27
55
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.59M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 20% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6711th ($591 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Malawi and Iran, respectively. Check Malawi vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 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 8369th and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$886

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
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$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559