Blantyre vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$147
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
76
😀 Quality of life
25
55
🏙️ Population
800K
1.59M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 31% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8593rd and 6734th ($507 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 8566th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$823

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$457
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$492
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$493
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$825
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$518
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$675
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$947
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$752
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1003
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$794
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$566
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$872
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$992
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$873
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$525
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$646
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$723
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1150
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$730
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$854
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1506
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$597
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$738
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$748
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$541
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$461
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$917
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1018
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$776
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$766
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$875
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$700
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$624
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$688
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1105
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554