Abuja vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1306
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$239
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$239
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
23
😀 Quality of life
22
30
🏙️ Population
1.69M
800K

The cost of living in Abuja is 199% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 3914th and 8632nd ($1514 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Nigeria and Malawi, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.5 months in Blantyre. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 9057th and 8786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$81.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$21.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
12.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$10537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$1.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$589

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$638
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$778
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$632
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$961
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$1774
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$664
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$752
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$618
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$926
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$674
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$698
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$397
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$676
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$1131
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$1013
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$466
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$793
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$1102
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$849
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$1131
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$646
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$555
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$665
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$755
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$1413
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$458
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$461
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$493
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$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
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$519
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$592
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$692
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$916
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$755
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$996
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$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
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$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
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$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
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$587
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$748
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$655
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$888
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$577
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$495
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$1062
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$1278
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$912
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$658
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$1069
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$687
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$1124
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$587
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$653
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$1207
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$421