Blantyre vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$181
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
22
20
😀 Quality of life
27
46
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.29M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 19% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8700th ($591 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Libya, respectively. Check Malawi vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 8369th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Tripoli

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Blantyre Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.73
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$9.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$1179

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$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160