Blantyre vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2326
🏠 One person rent
$181
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$498
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
22
8
😀 Quality of life
27
34
🏙️ Population
1.9M
297K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 27% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6389th ($591 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Malawi vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 8369th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$17.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$5.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$68.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$5705

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$498
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$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
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$710
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$655
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1368
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$933
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$374
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$638
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$651
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1201
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$906
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$794
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1686
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$714
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$764
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$469
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$846
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1036
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$702
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$886
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$878
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$879
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$537
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$659
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$658
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$635
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1262
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$774
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$704
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$666
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1133
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$757
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$787
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$699
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1019
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$735
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$710
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$755
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$377