Blantyre vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$3713
🏠 One person rent
$131
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$1418
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$2678
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
22
93
😀 Quality of life
29
77
🏙️ Population
1.9M
587K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 74% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 9046th and 3822nd ($363 vs $1401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 452nd in Malawi and Germany, respectively. Check Malawi vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.9 months in Dortmund. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dortmund ranked 62nd in Germany, while ranked 8522nd and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$4.7
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$389
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$3.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$19.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$5.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$13929

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$327
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$332
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$332
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$970
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$335
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357