Blantyre vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$2471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1504
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$2718
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$617
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$4999
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
91
😀 Quality of life
25
90
🏙️ Population
800K
1.3M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 79% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 8593rd and 837th ($507 vs $2471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 773rd in Malawi and the United States, respectively. Check Malawi vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 2 months in Dallas. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dallas ranked 23rd in the United States, while ranked 8566th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$67.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$1475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$1254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$3000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$2294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$3484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$2244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$5.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$98.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$1145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$26393

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$687
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$748
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$541
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$917
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$1018
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$766
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$700
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$2163
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$2095
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$2093
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$2287
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$2089
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$2305
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$2119
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