Blantyre vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$147
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
22
20
😀 Quality of life
25
66
🏙️ Population
800K
1.41M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 58% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8593rd and 4439th ($507 vs $1215) 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 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8566th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$14.8
⛽ 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
$0.93
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$7421

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$457
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$492
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$493
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$825
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$518
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$675
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$947
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$752
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1003
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$794
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$566
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$872
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$992
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$873
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$525
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$646
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$723
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1150
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$730
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$854
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1506
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$597
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$738
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$748
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$541
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$461
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$917
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1018
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$776
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$766
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$875
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$700
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$624
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$688
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1105
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905