Blantyre vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$131
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
96
😀 Quality of life
29
61
🏙️ Population
1.9M
8.69M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 48% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 9046th and 6811th ($363 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8522nd and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$1883

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$992
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$645
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$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$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
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$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
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
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$1025
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$550
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$734
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$587
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$653
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$655
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$651
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$655
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$636
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$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
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$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
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$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
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$693
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$650
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$616
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$647
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$616
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$519
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$583
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$546
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$454
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$595
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$434
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$533
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$640
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$558
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$561
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$547
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$456
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$530
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$656
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$436
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$451
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$661
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$502
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$561
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$511
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$576
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$569