Blantyre vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$156
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
46
😀 Quality of life
30
55
🏙️ Population
800K
4.72M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 33% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8689th and 7084th ($495 vs $735) 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 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 8790th and 6319th 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
$3.67
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$537
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
18.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$82.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$13482

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$792
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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$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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$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$586
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$546
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$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
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$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
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$513
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$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
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$624
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$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
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$688
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$531
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$690
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$688