Blantyre vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1173
🏠 One person rent
$156
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$70.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
25
😀 Quality of life
30
24
🏙️ Population
800K
4.35M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 0.8% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 8689th and 8715th ($495 vs $491) 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 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 8790th and 8983rd 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
$3.67
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$7.58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$10.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
21.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$1905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$3.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$3.68
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$29.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$2404

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$516
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$587
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$691
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$875
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$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
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$1196
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$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$517
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$503
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$323
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$516
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1119
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1118
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$760
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$672
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$692
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1375
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$372
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$476
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$514
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$567
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$518
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$601
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$531
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$564
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$575
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$488
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$576
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$693
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$670
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$795
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$639
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$490
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$699
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$524
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1162
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$658
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$773
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1364
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$759
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$551
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$489
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$591
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$995
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$786