Blantyre vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1449
🏠 One person rent
$181
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
24
😀 Quality of life
27
14
🏙️ Population
1.9M
4.35M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 2% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7980th ($591 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 0.3 months in Kano. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 8369th and 9075th 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
$4.31
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$8.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$11.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$17.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$1.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$4.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$3.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$1.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$11.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$38.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$1831

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$498
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$500
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$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
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$834
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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$621
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$596
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$377
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$605
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1037
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1042
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$757
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$735
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$787
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1262
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$453
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$545
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$584
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$616
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$724
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$658
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$469
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$704
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$635
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$701
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$846
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$774
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1036
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$699
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$494
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$714
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$529
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1073
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$906
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1686
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$794
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$666
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$492
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$638
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$1019
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$886