Blantyre vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$146
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
22
71
😀 Quality of life
33
49
🏙️ Population
800K
11.1M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 17% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8686th and 8919th ($505 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Malawi and Pakistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 8666th and 6762nd 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
$3.94
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$1393

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$461
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$496
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$828
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$521
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$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
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$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
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$379
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$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
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$427
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$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
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$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323