Blantyre vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$146
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
45
😀 Quality of life
33
76
🏙️ Population
800K
298K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 61% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8686th and 4555th ($505 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Bahrain, respectively. Check Malawi vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 8666th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$10032

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$692
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$1000
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$768
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$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
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$1024
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$770
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$527
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$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
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$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
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$577
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$815
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$686
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$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
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$1189
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$1473
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$1030
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$630
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$1229
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$750
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$1133
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$633
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$718
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$1233
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$1192
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$1109
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$931
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$1037
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$823
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$1923
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$793
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$928
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$2014
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$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
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$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
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$1710
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$565
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$1632
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$2070
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$541
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$1461
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$547
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$707
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$2420
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$492
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$1473
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$711
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$2183
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$537
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$1148
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$487
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$556
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$551
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$698
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$861
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$1373
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$1457
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$635
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$1214
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$571
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$545