Blantyre vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2518
🏠 One person rent
$156
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
22
40
😀 Quality of life
30
75
🏙️ Population
800K
903K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 53% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 8689th and 5152nd ($495 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.8 months in Dammam. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8790th and 1491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$2.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$7969

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$587
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$691
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$875
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$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
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$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
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$677
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$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
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$565
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$925
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$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
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$1304
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$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
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$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
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$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
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$1196
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$965
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$1218
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$1340
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$778
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$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
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$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
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$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
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$861
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$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
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$2356
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$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
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$452
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$1355
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$938
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$620
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$487