Blantyre vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$181
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
22
39
😀 Quality of life
27
73
🏙️ Population
1.9M
903K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 40% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 7882nd and 5777th ($591 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Malawi and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8369th and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$8345

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$662
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$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
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$1190
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$1012
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$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
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$830
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$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
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$731
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$871
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$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
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$685
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$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
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$1116
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$1090
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$1017
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$756
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$1028
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$725
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$1007
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$585
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$670
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$1091
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$870
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$1226
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$1267
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$878
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$1218
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$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
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$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
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$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
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$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
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$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
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$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
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$542
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$557
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$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
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$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
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$879
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$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
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$2084
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$1768
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$588
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$490
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$1603
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$940
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$728
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$547