Blantyre vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$2284
🏠 One person rent
$147
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$1314
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
48
😀 Quality of life
25
33
🏙️ Population
800K
2.55M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 35% less expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 8593rd and 6541st ($507 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.1 months in Ibadan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Ibadan ranked 2nd in Nigeria, while ranked 8566th and 7755th 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
$3.98
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$13
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$19.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
16.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$483
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$1.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$0.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$5.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$1.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$1898

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$457
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$492
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$597
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$738
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$748
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$541
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$461
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$917
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1018
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$776
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$766
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$875
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$700
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$624
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$688
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1105
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Oyo
$677
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$1030
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$779
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$695
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1113
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$535
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$634
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
173 km or 107 mi Save
$613
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$670
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$651
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$709
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$590
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$558
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$881
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$647
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$755
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$972
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$649
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$651
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$632
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$805
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$575
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$743
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$658
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$354
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1611
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$462
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1502
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$883
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$679
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$621
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$553
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$560
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$588
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$729
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$371
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$384
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$507
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$526