Blantyre vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$2464
🏠 One person rent
$131
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$778
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$465
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$60.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
22
8
😀 Quality of life
29
21
🏙️ Population
1.9M
297K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 63% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 9046th and 5392nd ($363 vs $990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 8522nd and 8933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.76
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$6.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$403
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$1347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$7.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$29.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$66.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$735

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$335
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$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
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$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
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$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
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$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
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$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
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$683
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$587
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$1300
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$860
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$237
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$233
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$327
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1242
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$330
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$761
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$507
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$436
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$567
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$290
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$325
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$354
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$697
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$351
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$866
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$866
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$315
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$651
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$272
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$243
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$288
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$250
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$310
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$548
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$448
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$262
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$269
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$313
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$407
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$314
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$826
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$272
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$697
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$732
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$210