Abuja vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$953
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$604
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
22
😀 Quality of life
19
27
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.9M

The cost of living in Abuja is 113% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 4418th and 7882nd ($1262 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Malawi, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1 months in Blantyre. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 8886th and 8369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
12.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$10628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$0.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$1.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$35.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$607

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$681
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$846
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$635
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$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
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$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
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$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
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$638
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$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
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$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
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$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
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$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
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$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
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$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
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$1007
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$585
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$670
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$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639