Blantyre vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$156
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
22
33
😀 Quality of life
30
42
🏙️ Population
800K
2.96M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 7% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8689th and 8488th ($495 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Yemen, respectively. Check Malawi vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8790th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Sanaa

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Blantyre Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$4197

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$755
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$559
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$933
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$1015
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$780
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$522
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$629
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$727
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$1167
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$677
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$840
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$1511
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$565
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$925
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$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
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$463
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$1304
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$1602
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$1166
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$632
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$1378
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$849
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$1125
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$1196
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$476
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$478
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$499
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$488
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$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
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$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
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$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
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$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
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$563
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$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
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$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
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$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
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$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
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$1050
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$923
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$1031
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$947
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$800
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$1210
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$976
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$1148
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$872
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$816
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