Blantyre vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2331
🏠 One person rent
$147
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
23
11
😀 Quality of life
30
22
🏙️ Population
800K
1.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 57% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4768th ($506 vs $1172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Niger, respectively. Check Malawi vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 8786th and 9032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$5514

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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
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$874
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$466
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$877
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$961
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$712
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$851
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$820
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$705
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$638
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1131
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$576
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$703
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$618
610 km or 379 mi Save
$646
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$822
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$852
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$821
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$664
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$652
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$393
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$699
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$705
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$598
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$752
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1013
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$778
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$652
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1131
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$684
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1514
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$644
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$743
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$417
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$793