Blantyre vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1446
🏠 One person rent
$156
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$50.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
8
😀 Quality of life
30
43
🏙️ Population
800K
604K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 16% less expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 8689th and 8069th ($495 vs $590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Djibouti, respectively. Check Malawi vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 8790th and 7471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Djibouti City

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Blantyre Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$429
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$290
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$4.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$5247

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$452
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$456
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$792
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Obock
$564
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$563
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$521
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$497
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$509
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$682
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1045
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1050
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$488
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$476
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$478
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$931
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$476
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$532
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$481
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$475
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$484
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$513
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$800
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$923
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$864
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$483
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$910
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$477
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$871
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$746
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$873
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$947
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$872
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$890
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$745
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$721
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$976