Blantyre vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$181
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
50
😀 Quality of life
27
48
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.57M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 6% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8203rd ($591 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 55th in Malawi and Iran, respectively. Check Malawi vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 8369th and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$2159

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$662
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$1000
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$810
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$574
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$1190
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$1012
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$890
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$534
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$830
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$729
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$1394
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$731
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$871
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$1500
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$761
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$894
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$685
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$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
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$433
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$1116
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$1090
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$1017
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$756
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$1028
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$725
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$1007
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$1091
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$546
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$537
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$556
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$541
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$489
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$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
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$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
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$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
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$588
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$545
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$490
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$564
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$554
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$878
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$713
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$547
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$928
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$557
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$588
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$1267
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$989
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$1226
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$552
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$1218
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$870
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$467
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$1457
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$559
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$716
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$1719
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$728
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$1268
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$879
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$705