Abidjan vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1224
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$1306
🏠 One person rent
$548
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$912
$239
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
33
23
😀 Quality of life
43
30
🏙️ Population
5.62M
800K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 142% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 4654th and 8632nd ($1224 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ivory Coast and Malawi, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.5 months in Blantyre. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 7383rd and 8786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Blantyre

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Abidjan Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.07
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$81.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$21.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
12.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$10537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$6.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$1.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3211
$589

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1057
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1057
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1083
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1066
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1082
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$631
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1123
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$532
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$668
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$822
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$630
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$600
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1099
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$417
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$652
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$684
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$503
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$503
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$835
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$1003
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$699
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$703
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$846
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$514
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$598
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$705
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$502
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$793
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$712
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$743
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$536
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1010
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$877
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$508

Cities near Blantyre

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$458
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421