Blantyre vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$3003
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
23
44
😀 Quality of life
30
82
🏙️ Population
800K
1.19M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 73% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 8632nd and 2509th ($506 vs $1849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Qatar, respectively. Check Malawi vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.6 months in Doha. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 8786th and 608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$11426

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$692
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$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
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$565
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$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
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$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
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$587
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$748
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$655
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$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
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$1062
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$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
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$658
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$1069
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$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
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$1207
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$1201
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$1230
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$1237
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$908
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$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
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$873
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$930
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$1730
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$1942
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$2514
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$1419
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$2521
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$1183
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$530
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$453
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$477
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$1449
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$529
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$1398
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$503
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$1228
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$553
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$1627
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$1283
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$632
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$530
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$1454
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$463
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$730
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$483
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$534
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$521
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$726
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$549
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$542
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$792
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$889