Blantyre vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2457
🏠 One person rent
$147
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$2256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
23
40
😀 Quality of life
30
78
🏙️ Population
800K
903K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 50% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 8632nd and 5502nd ($506 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8786th and 1077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$8640

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$820
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$519
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$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
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$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
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$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
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$908
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$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
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$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
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$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
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$632
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$517