Blantyre vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$156
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
35
😀 Quality of life
30
47
🏙️ Population
800K
948K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 36% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8689th and 6897th ($495 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 8790th and 6988th 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
$3.67
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$6733

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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
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$875
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$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
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$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
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$925
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$777
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$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
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$1196
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$417

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$737
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$734
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$704
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$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
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$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
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$504
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$1795
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$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
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$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
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$535
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$456
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$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
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$373
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$438