Blantyre vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$156
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$166
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
22
71
😀 Quality of life
30
52
🏙️ Population
800K
11.1M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 10% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8689th and 8860th ($495 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Pakistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Lahore ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 8790th and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Lahore

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Blantyre Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$1609

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$452
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$456
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$792
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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$396
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$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
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$446
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$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
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$395
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$321