Blantyre vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$146
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
35
😀 Quality of life
33
46
🏙️ Population
800K
948K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 31% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8686th and 7063rd ($505 vs $735) 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 0.4 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 8666th and 7083rd 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
$3.94
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$6746

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$828
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$521
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$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
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$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
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$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
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$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
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$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423