Blantyre vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$147
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
23
73
😀 Quality of life
30
80
🏙️ Population
800K
7.01M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 69% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8632nd and 3418th ($506 vs $1627) 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 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8786th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$9818

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$461
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$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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$806
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$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
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$1942
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$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463