Blantyre vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$131
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
22
20
😀 Quality of life
29
52
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.18M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 59% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 9046th and 6017th ($363 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in Malawi and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8522nd and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$9496

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$326
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$327
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$332
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$332
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$970
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$335
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
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$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964