Blantyre vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$3769
🏠 One person rent
$156
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$1171
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$516
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$3356
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
22
94
😀 Quality of life
30
81
🏙️ Population
800K
595K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 67% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 8689th and 4048th ($495 vs $1482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 555th in Malawi and Germany, respectively. Check Malawi vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 2.3 months in Dortmund. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dortmund ranked 58th in Germany, while ranked 8790th and 625th 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
$3.67
$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$68.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$5.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1142
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$911
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$3134
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$2319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$28831

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$456
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$489
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$494
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$792
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$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598