Blantyre vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$181
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
22
69
😀 Quality of life
27
46
🏙️ Population
1.9M
11.1M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 46% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8968th ($591 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Malawi and Pakistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 8369th and 6453rd 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
$4.31
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$1046

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338