Blantyre vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$156
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
66
😀 Quality of life
30
86
🏙️ Population
800K
1.25M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 68% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8689th and 3851st ($495 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Malawi and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Malawi vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8790th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$8199

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$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
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$559
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$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$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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$2356
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$2470
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$1170
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$1355
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$1173
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$1455
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$2133
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$620
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$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
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$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
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$494
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$497
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$526
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$521
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$1340
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$1062
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$1218
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$514
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$530
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$965
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$1059
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$505
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$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
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$778
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$559
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$700
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$821
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$457
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$917
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$471
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$454
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$459
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$517
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