Blantyre vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$156
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
22
70
😀 Quality of life
30
78
🏙️ Population
800K
7.01M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 70% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8689th and 3485th ($495 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8790th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Riyadh

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Blantyre Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$10912

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$516
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$587
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$691
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$875
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$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
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$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
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$1196
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$417

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$821
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$938
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$834
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$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
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$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
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$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
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$2133
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$1031
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$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
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$459