Blantyre vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$3075
🏠 One person rent
$147
$772
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$365
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
23
9
😀 Quality of life
30
26
🏙️ Population
800K
297K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 64% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4227th ($506 vs $1413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Malawi vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 8786th and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$903
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$305
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$26.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$7.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$7.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$6.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$5489

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$755
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$665
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1363
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$849
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$397
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$674
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$676
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1241
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$961
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$793
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1774
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$698
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$671
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$563
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$878
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1051
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$708
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$926
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1046
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1044
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$632
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$660
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$664
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1514
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$778
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$705
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$571
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1102
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$752
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$810
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$852
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$664
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1013
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$781
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$743
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$793
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$393