Blantyre vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$146
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$93
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$76.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
25
😀 Quality of life
33
23
🏙️ Population
800K
4.35M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 10% less expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 8686th and 8284th ($505 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 28th 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 Kano. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kano ranked 9th in Nigeria, while ranked 8666th and 9059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Kano

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Blantyre Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$12.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$19.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
21.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$1659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$3.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$5.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$3.63
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$35
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$2083

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$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
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$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
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$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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$584
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$581
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$353
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1143
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$830
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$750
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$785
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1551
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$538
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$608
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$594
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$587
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$785
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$775
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$922
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$665
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$503
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$687
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$540
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1194
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$849
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1555
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$750
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$550
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$506
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$601
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$1017
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$878