Blantyre vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1780
🏠 One person rent
$181
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
13
😀 Quality of life
27
41
🏙️ Population
1.9M
797K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 16% less expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6920th ($591 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Gabon, respectively. Check Malawi vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Libreville. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 8369th and 6834th 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
$4.31
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$73.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$9.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$7.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$8.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$6344

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$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$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
144 km or 89 mi Port-Gentil
$659
166 km or 103 mi Bata
$1201
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$878
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$879
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$812
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$710
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1368
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$655
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$764
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$933
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$374
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$651
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$638
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$794
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$906
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$714
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1686
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$531
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$531
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$531
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$846
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$886
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$469
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$1036
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$686
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$537
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$529
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$803
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$821
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$488
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$589
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1041
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$658
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$666
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$635
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$793
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$1133