Blantyre vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1804
🏠 One person rent
$156
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
16
😀 Quality of life
30
28
🏙️ Population
800K
2.19M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 35% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 8689th and 6976th ($495 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Togo, respectively. Check Malawi vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.2 months in Lome. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 8790th and 8853rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$219
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$1549
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$8.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$5.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$3512

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$452
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$456
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$494
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$792
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$516
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$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
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$500
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$665
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$830
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$727
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$596
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$583
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$697
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$657
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$768
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$762
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$927
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$946
253 km or 157 mi Save
$654
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$995
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$656
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$656
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$606
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$714
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$658
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$639
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$661
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$670
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$575
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$518
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$488
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$627
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$531
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$786
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1049
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1185
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1043
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$795
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1044
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$693
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1364
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$559