Blantyre vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1637
🏠 One person rent
$147
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$99
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
23
48
😀 Quality of life
30
37
🏙️ Population
800K
2.55M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 33% less expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 8632nd and 6862nd ($506 vs $752) 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 0.5 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 8786th and 8155th 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
$3.97
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.02
🥤 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
$176
$407
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$13
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$19.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
18.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$9.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$3.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$0.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$5.12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$1.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$43.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$49.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$1891

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$458
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Oyo
$664
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$1013
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$778
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$705
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1102
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$644
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
173 km or 107 mi Save
$646
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$743
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$664
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$793
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$598
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$632
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$926
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$699
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$835
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1051
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$703
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$705
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$684
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$878
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$652
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$852
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$712
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$417
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1774
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$563
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1514
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$961
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$676
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$674
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$600
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$630
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$668
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$822
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$393
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$397
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$576
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$652