Blantyre vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$799
🏠 One person rent
$131
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
22
67
😀 Quality of life
29
35
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.1M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 10% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 9046th and 9155th ($363 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Malawi and Pakistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 8522nd and 7850th 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
$2.72
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$1496

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$992
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$645
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$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
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$337
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$1165
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$957
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$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
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$784
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$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
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$691
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$837
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$1144
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$722
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$968
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$777
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$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
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$457
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$1238
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$1236
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$1121
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$777
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$1107
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$795
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$1025
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$550
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$238
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$278
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$287
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$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
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$352
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$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
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$303
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$298
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$399
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$240
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$344
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$268
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$337
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$289
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$386
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$347
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$364
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$337
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$260
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$508
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$399
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$423
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$290
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$394
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$449
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$567
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$328
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$338
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$448
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$455
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$242
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