Blantyre vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1869
🏠 One person rent
$156
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$80.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$469
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
11
😀 Quality of life
30
51
🏙️ Population
800K
899K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 33% less expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 8689th and 7051st ($495 vs $743) 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 0.2 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 8790th and 6592nd 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
$3.67
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$80.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
10.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$1526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$32.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$6.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$7523

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$452
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$456
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$792
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi Port-Gentil
$698
166 km or 103 mi Bata
$1209
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$1011
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$1013
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$1272
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$738
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1156
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$627
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$666
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$821
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$373
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$559
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$591
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$759
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$773
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$699
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1364
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$531
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$533
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$531
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$693
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$786
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$564
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$795
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$673
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$627
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$533
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$856
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$881
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$478
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$590
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1133
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$531
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$551
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$488
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$721
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$946