Blantyre vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2062
🏠 One person rent	$147	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$748
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$323
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	22	44
😀 Quality of life	25	41
🏙️ Population	800K	4.72M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 38% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8593rd and 6399th ($507 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 8566th and 6871st 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	$3.98	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$551
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	19.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$3163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$5427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$4.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$21.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$39.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$19371

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650