Blantyre vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$181
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
22
43
😀 Quality of life
27
74
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.99M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 59% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7882nd and 3883rd ($591 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 8369th and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Kuwait City

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Blantyre Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$7012

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$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
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$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
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$534
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$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
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$731
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$871
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$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
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$894
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$685
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$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
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$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
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$1090
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$1017
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$756
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$1028
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$725
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$1007
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$585
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$670
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$1091
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Distance City Cost of living
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$716
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$1268
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$713
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$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
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$547
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$928
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$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
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$537
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$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
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$495
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$370
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$1267
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$1226
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$1218
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$558
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$566
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$585
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$559
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$783
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$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527