Blantyre vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1857
🏠 One person rent
$146
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$524
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$448
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
11
😀 Quality of life
33
38
🏙️ Population
800K
899K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 32% less expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 8686th and 7015th ($505 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Gabon, respectively. Check Malawi vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 0.6 months in Libreville. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 8666th and 8199th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Libreville

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Blantyre Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$6.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$51
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$32.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$6.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$7022

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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
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$521
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$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
144 km or 89 mi Port-Gentil
$699
166 km or 103 mi Bata
$1239
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$1042
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$1042
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$1344
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$750
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1254
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$641
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$668
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$834
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$386
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$618
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$601
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$750
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$849
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$687
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1555
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$543
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$544
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$544
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$785
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$878
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$587
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$922
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$695
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$655
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$543
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$870
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$895
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$492
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$602
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1163
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$594
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$550
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$578
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$815
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$1022