Blantyre vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$147
$609
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$41.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$293
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
12
😀 Quality of life
25
35
🏙️ Population
800K
1.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 50% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 8593rd and 5369th ($507 vs $1019) 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 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 8566th and 7468th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$40.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$4390

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$457
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$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
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$771
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$772
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$426
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$774
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$869
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$658
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$756
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$743
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$651
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$587
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$753
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$972
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$507
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$649
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$579
610 km or 379 mi Save
$613
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$735
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$535
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$743
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$733
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$677
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$526
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$371
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$647
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$695
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$590
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$776
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$553
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1030
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$779
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$575
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$974
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$632
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1502
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$634
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$670
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$354
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$709