Blantyre vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$181
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
44
😀 Quality of life
27
72
🏙️ Population
1.9M
298K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 53% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7882nd and 4400th ($591 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Bahrain, respectively. Check Malawi vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8369th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$10026

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$526
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$582
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$670
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$953
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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
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
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$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
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$685
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$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
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$1090
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$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
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$1091
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$639

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$1218
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$870
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$989
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$878
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$1719
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$783
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$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
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$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
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$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
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$1630
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$558
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$1586
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$1802
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$556
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$1457
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$546
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$713
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$2309
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$507
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$1503
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$716
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$2084
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$542
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$1768
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$489
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$557
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$552
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$705
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$879
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$1603
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$1050
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$728
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$1232
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$588
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$520