Blantyre vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$147
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$1494
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$2507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
22
43
😀 Quality of life
25
75
🏙️ Population
800K
2.99M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 64% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8593rd and 3893rd ($507 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Kuwait, respectively. Check Malawi vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 8566th and 1114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$6378

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