Blantyre vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2479
🏠 One person rent
$146
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$812
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$1994
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
22
40
😀 Quality of life
33
76
🏙️ Population
800K
903K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 51% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 8686th and 5399th ($505 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Malawi and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 1.9 months in Dammam. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8666th and 1421st 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
$3.94
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$2.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$81.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$7883

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$591
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$692
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$924
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$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
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$686
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$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
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$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
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$1233
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$408

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Distance City Cost of living
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$931
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$1192
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$1309
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$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
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$1148
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$571
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$476
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$1373
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$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
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$529