Blantyre vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$181
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1302
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$99
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
47
😀 Quality of life
27
33
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.55M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 22% less expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6622nd ($591 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Malawi and Nigeria, respectively. Check Malawi vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.2 months in Ibadan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Ibadan ranked 2nd in Nigeria, while ranked 8369th and 7660th 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
$4.31
$1.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$13
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$19.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$9.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$3.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$1.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$4.59
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$43.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$1870

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$498
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$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
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$699
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$1019
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$774
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$704
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1133
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$635
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
173 km or 107 mi Save
$644
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$710
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$658
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$755
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$617
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$537
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$886
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$655
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$711
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1036
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$652
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$652
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$656
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$846
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$570
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$787
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$656
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$345
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1686
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$469
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1262
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$906
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$651
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$638
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$368
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$546
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$585
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$747
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$377
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$374
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$492
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$621