Blantyre vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$146
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$1294
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$3601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
22
94
😀 Quality of life
33
95
🏙️ Population
800K
595K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 69% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 8686th and 3504th ($505 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 330th in Malawi and Germany, respectively. Check Malawi vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 2.2 months in Dortmund. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dortmund ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 8666th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Dortmund

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Blantyre Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$3.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$1001
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$3201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$2354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$29493

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$461
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$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$828
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$521
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579