Blantyre vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$539
🏠 One person rent
$131
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$133
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
24
😀 Quality of life
29
17
🏙️ Population
1.9M
3.85M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 73% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 9046th and 9294th ($363 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd in Malawi and Nigeria, respectively. Check Malawi vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 8522nd and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$721

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$992
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$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
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$1165
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$957
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$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
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$784
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$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
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$691
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$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
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$968
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$777
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$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
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$457
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$1238
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$1236
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$1121
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$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
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$795
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$1025
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$550
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$734
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$587
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$600

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Distance City Cost of living
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$265
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$233
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$210
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$249
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$976
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$978
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$269
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$272
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$313
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$288
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$219
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$241
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$314
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$264
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$314
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$633
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$272
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$290
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$310
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$243
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$616
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$325
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$250
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$354
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$407
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$468
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$436
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$315
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$501
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1006
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$262
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$330
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$507
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$761
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$548
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$467
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$233
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$826
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$351