Blantyre vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$974
🏠 One person rent
$146
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
22
40
😀 Quality of life
33
60
🏙️ Population
800K
5.94M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 27% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8686th and 7286th ($505 vs $693) 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 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 8666th and 5975th 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
$3.94
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$929

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$770
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$639
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$754
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$1181
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$706
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$861
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$1521
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$577
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$815
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$686
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$1002
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$613
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$469
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$1189
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$1473
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$1030
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$630
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$1229
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$750
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$1133
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$287
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$382
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$346
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$373
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$294
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$362
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$366
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$437
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$355
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$379
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$475
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$401
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$504
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$310
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$733
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$378
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$302
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$344
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$502
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$297
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$324
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$355
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$257
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$326
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$284
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$268
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$286
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$385
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$331
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$282
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$301
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$282
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$317
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$303
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$321
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$296
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$326
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