Blantyre vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$181
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
22
35
😀 Quality of life
27
19
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.96M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 8% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8269th ($591 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Yemen, respectively. Check Malawi vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8369th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$2963

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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
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$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
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$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
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$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
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$1091
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$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$491
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$491
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$513
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$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
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$1123
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$1096
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$1103
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$935
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$1586
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$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810