Blantyre vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1899
🏠 One person rent
$146
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
16
😀 Quality of life
33
27
🏙️ Population
800K
2.19M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 37% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 8686th and 6752nd ($505 vs $802) 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 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 0.1 months in Lome. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 8666th and 8925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Lome

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Blantyre Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$3.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$3.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$80
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$46.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$6.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$4.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$3590

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
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$496
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$828
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$521
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$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
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$454
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$678
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$796
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$683
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$612
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$607
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$654
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$673
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$741
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$703
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$861
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1022
253 km or 157 mi Save
$650
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1017
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$673
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$675
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$562
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$664
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$665
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$682
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$775
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$659
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$538
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$578
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$655
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$594
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$878
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1075
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1198
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1066
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$922
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1063
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$785
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1555
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$618