Blantyre vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2969
🏠 One person rent
$181
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1499
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
22
46
😀 Quality of life
27
41
🏙️ Population
1.9M
15.1M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 48% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7882nd and 4791st ($591 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.2 months in Lagos. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 8369th and 6804th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.55
🥤 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
$180
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$476
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
16.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$2307

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$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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$1019
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$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
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$787
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$1262
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$412
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$546
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$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492