Blantyre vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$994
🏠 One person rent
$131
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
22
69
😀 Quality of life
29
51
🏙️ Population
1.9M
11.1M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 6% less expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 9046th and 8998th ($363 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Malawi and Pakistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 8522nd and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$1054

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$326
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$327
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$332
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$332
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$970
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$335
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$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352