Blantyre vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$147
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
23
22
😀 Quality of life
30
70
🏙️ Population
800K
1.41M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 57% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4743rd ($506 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8786th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$5508

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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
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$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
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$791
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$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987