Blantyre vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$147
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
23
49
😀 Quality of life
30
56
🏙️ Population
800K
1.57M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 9% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8632nd and 8247th ($506 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 41st in Malawi and Iran, respectively. Check Malawi vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 8786th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$2133

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$519
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$592
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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
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$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
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
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$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
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$1207
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$530
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$503
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$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
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$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
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$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
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$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
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$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
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$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
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$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
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$761
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$1454
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$530
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$726
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$1770
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$632
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$1283
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$889
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$719