Blantyre vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$147
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$2246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
23
66
😀 Quality of life
30
88
🏙️ Population
800K
1.25M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 64% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4204th ($506 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th 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 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8786th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$6883

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$692
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$916
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$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
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$565
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$935
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$1021
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$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$650
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$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
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$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
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$587
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$748
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$655
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$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
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$1062
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$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
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$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
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$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
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$587
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$653
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$1207
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$2521
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$2514
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$1183
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$1398
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$1228
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$1449
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$1942
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$632
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$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
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$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
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$530
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$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
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$534
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$1237
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$1201
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$1230
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$557
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$573
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$908
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$1008
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$553
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$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
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$873
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$624
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$761
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$806
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$477
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$930
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$503
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$453
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$463
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$808
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$545
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$483