Blantyre vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$146
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
96
😀 Quality of life
33
64
🏙️ Population
800K
8.69M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 21% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8686th and 7642nd ($505 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Malawi and Iran, respectively. Check Malawi vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 8666th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Tehran

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Blantyre Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$2262

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$591
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$692
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$924
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$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
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$815
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$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
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$1233
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$408

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Distance City Cost of living
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$592
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$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
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$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
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$428
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$460
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$425
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$659
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$499
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$487
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$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488