Blantyre vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$147
$149
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$471
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
22
8
😀 Quality of life
25
33
🏙️ Population
800K
297K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 32% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 8593rd and 6716th ($507 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 8566th and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$5445

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$457
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$492
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$493
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$825
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$518
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$675
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$947
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$752
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1003
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$794
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$566
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$872
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$992
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$873
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$525
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$646
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$723
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1150
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$730
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$854
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1506
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$597
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$738
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$748
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$541
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$461
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$917
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1018
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$776
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$766
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$875
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$700
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$624
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$688
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1105
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$655
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$601
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1265
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$764
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$384
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$621
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$679
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1121
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$883
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$555
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1611
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$553
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$747
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$462
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$805
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$972
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$668
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$881
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$900
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$900
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$558
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$625
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$651
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$634
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1502
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$779
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$695
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$527
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1113
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$776
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$820
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$743
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$677
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$535
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1030
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$759
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$670
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$709
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$371