Blantyre vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$156
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
22
41
😀 Quality of life
30
57
🏙️ Population
800K
2.43M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 52% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8689th and 5338th ($495 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Malawi and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8790th and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Mecca

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Blantyre Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$4518

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$792
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$516
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$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
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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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Distance City Cost of living
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$1210
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$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497