Blantyre vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$181
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
44
😀 Quality of life
27
55
🏙️ Population
1.9M
4.72M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 18% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6805th ($591 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and Tanzania, respectively. Check Malawi vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 8369th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Dar es Salaam

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Blantyre Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$8603

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$498
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$500
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$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$736
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$675
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$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
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$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
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$498
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$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
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$559
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$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509