Abuja vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1486
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3007
$1308
🏠 One person rent
$1117
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$1963
$239
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.1
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$496
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
22
😀 Quality of life
23
31
🏙️ Population
1.69M
800K

The cost of living in Abuja is 194% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 4043rd and 8658th ($1486 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 0.2 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 8925th and 8475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.53
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1795
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$857
$81.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3200
$320
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1538
$146
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.44%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1410
$10557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.2
$20.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$3.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.97
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$1.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.79
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$24
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.7
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1967
$599

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$481
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$671
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$649
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$868
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$657
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$522
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1058
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$548
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$711
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$601
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$777
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$960
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1767
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$683
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$586
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$924
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$675
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$612
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$389
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$684
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1107
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1010
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$438
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$620
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1186
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$852
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1109
562 km or 349 mi Save
$649
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$557
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$678
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$736
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1133
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$1428

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$458
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$492
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$495
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$815
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$520
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$683
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$911
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$994
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$778
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$568
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$875
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1005
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$749
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$526
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$645
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$759
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1146
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$713
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$842
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1510
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$584
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$806
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$728
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$913
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$652
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$462
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$1058
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1209
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$923
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$768
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1045
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$751
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$1085
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$645
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$717
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$1223
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$467