Blantyre vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$147
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
23
46
😀 Quality of life
30
57
🏙️ Population
800K
3M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 0.7% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8632nd and 8663rd ($506 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 66th in Malawi and Iran, respectively. Check Malawi vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 8786th and 6167th 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
$3.97
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$623

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684