Blantyre vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$131
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
44
😀 Quality of life
29
70
🏙️ Population
1.9M
157K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 74% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 9046th and 3950th ($363 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Bahrain, respectively. Check Malawi vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8522nd and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$10676

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$335
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$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
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$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
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$600

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$1327
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$1285
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$959
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$1005
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$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
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$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
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$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
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$1424
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$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
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$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
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$875
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$1584
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$1132
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$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604