Blantyre vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$147
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
23
96
😀 Quality of life
30
66
🏙️ Population
800K
8.69M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 26% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8632nd and 7204th ($506 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th 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 Tehran. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8786th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$2007

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$820
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$519
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$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$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
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
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$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488