Blantyre vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1450
🏠 One person rent
$181
$253
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$435
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
8
😀 Quality of life
27
36
🏙️ Population
1.9M
604K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 1% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7968th ($591 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Djibouti, respectively. Check Malawi vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 8369th and 7418th 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
$4.31
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$4213

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$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

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Obock
$553
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$554
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$527
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$514
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$509
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$684
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$671
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$667
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$626
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$504
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$489
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$491
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$814
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$491
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$550
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$490
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$488
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$492
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$524
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$799
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$946
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$934
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$491
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$810
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$491
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$915
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$590
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$895
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$988
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$935
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$895
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$711
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$719
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$1096