Blantyre vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$1344
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2912
🏠 One person rent
$146
$726
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$1094
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$419
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
22
8
😀 Quality of life
33
31
🏙️ Population
800K
297K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 62% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 8686th and 4477th ($505 vs $1344) 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 0.4 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 8666th and 8777th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$9.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$922
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$730
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$203
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$8.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$6284

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$458
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$461
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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
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$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
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$750
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$641
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1254
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$834
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$386
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$601
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$618
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1239
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$849
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$750
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1555
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$687
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$668
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$587
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$785
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$922
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$745
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$878
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1042
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1042
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$655
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$699
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$594
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$578
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1551
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$775
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$659
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$550
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1022
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$830
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$785
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$665
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$538
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1017
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$750
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$741
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$796
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$353