Blantyre vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1440
🏠 One person rent
$156
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
49
😀 Quality of life
30
38
🏙️ Population
800K
2.56M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 25% less expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 8689th and 7566th ($495 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 13th in Malawi and Nigeria, respectively. Check Malawi vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.1 months in Ibadan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Ibadan ranked 2nd in Nigeria, while ranked 8790th and 8113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Ibadan

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Blantyre Ibadan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$0.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$10.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$16.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
18.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$853
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$3.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$2.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$0.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$2.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$5.51
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$15.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$41.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$1576

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$792
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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
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$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
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$417

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$639
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$995
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$670
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$575
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$946
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$518
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$488
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
173 km or 107 mi Save
$654
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$768
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$531
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$830
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$596
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$627
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$786
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$657
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$759
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$795
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$656
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$656
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$665
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$693
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$727
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$692
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$661
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$500
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1364
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$564
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1375
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$773
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$559
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$591
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$583
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$697
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$762
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$927
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$323
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$373
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$666
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$517