Blantyre vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1126
🏠 One person rent
$156
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$349
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
22
23
😀 Quality of life
30
34
🏙️ Population
800K
1.29M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 4% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8689th and 8771st ($495 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Libya, respectively. Check Malawi vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 8790th and 8547th 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
$3.67
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.63
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$5.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$894

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$494
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$792
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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$313
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$355
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$364
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$353
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$376
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$377
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$378
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$487
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$403
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1769
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1596
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1750
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1639
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1824
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1764
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1852
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2127
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$583
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$460
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$418
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$519
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1317
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1063
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1210
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1123
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$633
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$592
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$547
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1336
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$495
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$391
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1110
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$1176
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$359
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$399
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164