Blantyre vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$156
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
45
😀 Quality of life
30
76
🏙️ Population
800K
298K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 63% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8689th and 4453rd ($495 vs $1340) 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 0.2 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 8790th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$10985

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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
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$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
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$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
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$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
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$417

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$1218
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$1062
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$965
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$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
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$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
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$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
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$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
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$861
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$1355
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$1455
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$620
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$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521