Blantyre vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$5210
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1465
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$2028
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$4795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
23
91
😀 Quality of life
30
92
🏙️ Population
800K
1.3M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 79% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 8632nd and 948th ($506 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 834th 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 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 2 months in Dallas. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dallas ranked 37th in the United States, while ranked 8786th and 136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$70.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$1516
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$2176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$3818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$2456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$1152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$24402

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2133
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2183
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2176
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2250
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2222
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2200
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2497
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2315
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2199
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2162
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2135
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2340
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2381
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1856
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2268
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2133
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2139
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2212
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2140
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2038
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2133
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2246
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2143
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2568
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2336
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2369
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2187
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2136
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2108
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2140
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2216