Blantyre vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$147
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
23
20
😀 Quality of life
30
30
🏙️ Population
800K
214K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 4% less expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 8632nd and 8485th ($506 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th in Malawi and Tanzania, respectively. Check Malawi vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dodoma ranked 5th in Tanzania, while ranked 8786th and 8776th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$91.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$47.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
16.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$6797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$4.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$3.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$9059

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
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$820
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$519
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$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
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$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
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$421
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$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$567
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$609
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$495
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$552
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$596
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$811
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$503
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$888
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$565
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$687
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$688
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$543
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$688
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$687
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$689
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$792
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$549
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$511
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$528
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$686
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$754
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$412
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$689
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$578
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$758
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$623
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$524
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$582
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$842
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$717
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$658