Blantyre vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$131
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$1784
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
22
41
😀 Quality of life
29
54
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.68M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 65% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 9046th and 5103rd ($363 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Malawi and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8522nd and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$4708

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$335
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$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490