Blantyre vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$933
🏠 One person rent
$156
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
22
40
😀 Quality of life
30
60
🏙️ Population
800K
5.94M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 25% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8689th and 7534th ($495 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and India, respectively. Check Malawi vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 8790th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Surat

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Blantyre Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$877

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$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
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$559
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$933
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$1015
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$780
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$522
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$629
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$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
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$677
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$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$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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$632
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$813
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$1196
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$267
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$273
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$358
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$329
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$360
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$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
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$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
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$717
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$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
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$335
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$495
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$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
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$346
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$241
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$314
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$273
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$256
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$282
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$365
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$316
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$269
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$281
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$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
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$287
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$308
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$335
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$288
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$309
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