Blantyre vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$2432
🏠 One person rent
$131
$432
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$2103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
22
39
😀 Quality of life
29
71
🏙️ Population
1.9M
903K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 64% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 9046th and 5279th ($363 vs $1005) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Malawi and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 2.1 months in Dammam. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8522nd and 2267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Dammam

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Blantyre Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$2.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$8580

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$970
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$335
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$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
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$959
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$1327
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$1375
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$868
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1285
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$910
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1810
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1872
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$646
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$621
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$606
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1424
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1642
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$798
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$710
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$606
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$890
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$541
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$543
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$540
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$561
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$875
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2229
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1612
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$1841
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$559
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$522
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$1013
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543