Blantyre vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$962
🏠 One person rent
$147
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
23
68
😀 Quality of life
30
50
🏙️ Population
800K
2.1M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 22% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8632nd and 8945th ($506 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Malawi and Pakistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 8786th and 6592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Rawalpindi

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Blantyre Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$764

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$458
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$461
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$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
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$820
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$519
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$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
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$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
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$443
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$344
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$354
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$265
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$351
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$320
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$364
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$334
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$363
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$372
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$316
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$368
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$333
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$427
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$354
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$294
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$380
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$350
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$393
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$337
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$401
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$458
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$362
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$347
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$421
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$403
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$396
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$254
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$373
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$270