Abuja vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1439
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$369
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$98.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$499
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
22
😀 Quality of life
19
25
🏙️ Population
1.69M
800K

The cost of living in Abuja is 196% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 3416th and 8593rd ($1502 vs $507) 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 0.2 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 8901st and 8566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$81.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$10525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$2.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$591

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$805
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$535
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$972
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$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
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$587
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$779
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$558
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$883
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$1611
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$677
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$776
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$579
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$881
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$621
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$553
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$384
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$679
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$972
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$1030
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$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
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$1113
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$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
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$601
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$655
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$741
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$1265

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$457
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$461
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$492
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$493
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$825
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$518
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$675
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$947
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$752
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1003
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$794
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$566
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$872
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$992
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$873
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$525
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$646
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$723
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1150
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$730
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$854
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1506
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$597
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$687
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$738
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$748
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$541
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$461
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$917
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$1018
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$776
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$766
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$875
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$700
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$1050
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$624
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$688
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$1105
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$486