Blantyre vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$181
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
46
😀 Quality of life
27
50
🏙️ Population
1.9M
3M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 10% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8365th ($591 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Malawi and Iran, respectively. Check Malawi vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 8369th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$612

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
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$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$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
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797