Blantyre vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$2550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$5986
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1562
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$2711
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$635
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$5410
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
92
😀 Quality of life
27
91
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.3M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 77% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 7882nd and 700th ($591 vs $2550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dallas ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 8369th and 113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$3063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$4445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$2304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$97.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$3.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$1291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$26874

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$500
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$515
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$516
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$834
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$526
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$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
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$2243
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$1887
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$2159
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2150
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2188
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2061
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2282
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2236
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2122
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2085
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2202
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2330
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1869
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
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$2096
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2135
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2103
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2102
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2100
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2153
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2111
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2299
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2189
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2609
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2411
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2602
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$2173
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2127
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2103
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2105
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2284