Blantyre vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$181
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
22
20
😀 Quality of life
27
67
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.41M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 31% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6257th ($591 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8369th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$7706

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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
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$837
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$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934