Blantyre vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1665
🏠 One person rent
$146
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$86.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
49
😀 Quality of life
33
38
🏙️ Population
800K
2.55M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 33% less expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 8686th and 6939th ($505 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th in Malawi and Nigeria, respectively. Check Malawi vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 8666th and 8189th 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
$3.94
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$13
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$19.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
18.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$3.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$0.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$5.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$1.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$43.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$1872

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$495
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$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$828
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$521
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$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
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$665
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$1017
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$775
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$659
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$1022
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$538
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$578
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
173 km or 107 mi Save
$650
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$741
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$594
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$796
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$612
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$655
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$878
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$673
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$802
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$922
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$673
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$675
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$678
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$785
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$683
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$785
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$682
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$454
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1555
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$587
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1551
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$849
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$618
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$601
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$607
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$654
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$703
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$861
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$353
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$386
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$612
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$584