Blantyre vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1810
🏠 One person rent
$181
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$556
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$565
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
16
😀 Quality of life
27
40
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.19M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 17% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6859th ($591 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Togo, respectively. Check Malawi vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 8369th and 6954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$93.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$88.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$8.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$32.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$4929

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$498
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$500
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$515
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$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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$345
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$656
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$755
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$570
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$617
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$368
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$546
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$655
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$710
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$585
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$747
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1133
253 km or 157 mi Save
$644
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1019
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$652
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$652
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$412
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$546
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$699
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$656
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$774
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$704
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$635
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$537
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$658
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$886
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1015
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1164
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1012
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1036
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1011
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$846
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1686
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$651