Blantyre vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Blantyre	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$363	$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$973	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$131	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$276	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$143	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	22	35
😀 Quality of life	29	40
🏙️ Population	1.9M	863K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 43% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 9046th and 7313th ($363 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Malawi and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 8522nd and 7225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Dushanbe

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	Blantyre	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.85	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.2	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$76.9	$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$198	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.13%	18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9607	$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$365	$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.1	$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.95	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.34	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.25	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.4	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.5	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1419	$13332

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$326
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$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

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423