Blantyre vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$156
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
45
😀 Quality of life
30
56
🏙️ Population
800K
3M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 3% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8689th and 8757th ($495 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 61st in Malawi and Iran, respectively. Check Malawi vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 8790th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Mashhad

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Blantyre Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$629

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$452
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$456
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$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$792
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$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$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
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638