Blantyre vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1281
🏠 One person rent
$181
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
19
😀 Quality of life
27
21
🏙️ Population
1.9M
214K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 5% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8146th ($591 vs $564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.3 months in Dodoma. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dodoma ranked 6th in Tanzania, while ranked 8369th and 8808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Dodoma

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Blantyre Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.87
🥤 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
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
16.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$12314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$5816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$4.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$12.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$6316

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$498
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$500
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$516
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$526
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$582
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$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
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$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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$639
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$543
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$548
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$675
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$736
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$433
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$601
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$560
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$466
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$482
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$745
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$502
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$571
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$534
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$493
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1079
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$574
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$509
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$509
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$518
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$509
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$509
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$510
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$730
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$535
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$483
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$460
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$509
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$546
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$441
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$508
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$559
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$723
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$581
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$545
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$511
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$763
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$707
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$643