Blantyre vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3916
🏠 One person rent
$181
$736
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$3396
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
22
93
😀 Quality of life
27
78
🏙️ Population
1.9M
593K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 61% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 7882nd and 3604th ($591 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 376th in Malawi and Germany, respectively. Check Malawi vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 2.2 months in Dortmund. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dortmund ranked 57th in Germany, while ranked 8369th and 692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$2357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$65.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$12215

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$500
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$516
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$834
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$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452