Blantyre vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$156
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
22
23
😀 Quality of life
30
69
🏙️ Population
800K
1.41M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 57% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8689th and 4843rd ($495 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 Medina. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8790th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Medina

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Blantyre Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.65
🥤 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
$191
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$5520

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$452
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$456
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$792
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$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$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
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$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
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$791
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$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077