Blantyre vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$146
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
22
23
😀 Quality of life
33
69
🏙️ Population
800K
1.41M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 57% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8686th and 4849th ($505 vs $1168) 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 0.4 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 8666th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.98
🍊 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
$1.4
🧅 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
$0.73
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$5515

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$495
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$828
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$521
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$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
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$795
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$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010