Blantyre vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$131
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
50
😀 Quality of life
29
52
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.57M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 40% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 9046th and 7596th ($363 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in Malawi and Iran, respectively. Check Malawi vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 8522nd and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$2132

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$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
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$337
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$1165
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$957
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$852
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$338
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$784
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$689
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$1127
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$691
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$837
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$1144
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$722
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$968
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$777
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$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
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$457
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$1238
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$1236
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$1121
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$777
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$1107
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$795
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$604
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$606
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$890
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$621
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$561
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$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
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$541
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$531
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$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
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$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
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$599
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$538
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$522
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$569
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$561
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$868
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$710
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$543
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$910
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$543
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$559
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$1375
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$1005
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$1327
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$540
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$1285
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$959
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$457
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$1424
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$549
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$708
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$1810
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$758
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$1256
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$875
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