Blantyre vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$181
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$1656
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
22
41
😀 Quality of life
27
53
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.43M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 37% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6019th ($591 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Malawi and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8369th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$4675

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$498
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$500
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$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
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$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514