Blantyre vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2296
🏠 One person rent
$146
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$75
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
22
48
😀 Quality of life
33
42
🏙️ Population
800K
15.1M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 51% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 8686th and 5500th ($505 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 Lagos. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 8666th and 7677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Lagos

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Blantyre Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$2622

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$495
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$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
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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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$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
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$562
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$664
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$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612