Blantyre vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$156
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
22
69
😀 Quality of life
30
51
🏙️ Population
800K
2.1M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 11% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8689th and 8874th ($495 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Malawi and Pakistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 8790th and 6631st 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
$3.67
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$806

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$452
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$456
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$494
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$792
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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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$496
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$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
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$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
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$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252