Blantyre vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$3747
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
45
😀 Quality of life
27
80
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.19M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 67% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 7882nd and 2461st ($591 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Qatar, respectively. Check Malawi vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 8369th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$11230

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$670
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$662
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$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
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$731
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$871
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$1500
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$761
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$894
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$685
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$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
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$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
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$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
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$1091
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$1719
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$1218
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$1226
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$1267
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$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
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$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
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$1630
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$1802
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$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
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$1768
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$561
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$548
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$541
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$1050
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$556
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$1603
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$537
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$1232
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$558
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$1586
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$1268
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$728
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$546
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$1457
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$489
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$713
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$507
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$520
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$542
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$716
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$557
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$552
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$786
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$879