Blantyre vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2193
🏠 One person rent
$181
$643
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$759
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
12
😀 Quality of life
27
34
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.03M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 45% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 7882nd and 5104th ($591 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 8369th and 7565th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Niamey

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Blantyre Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
10.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$958
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$4644

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$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$757
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$453
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$761
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$820
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$656
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$753
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$744
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$652
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$605
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1042
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$492
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$652
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$596
610 km or 379 mi Save
$644
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$742
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$787
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$745
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$699
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$621
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$377
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$655
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$704
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$617
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$583
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1019
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$774
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$570
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1037
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$656
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1262
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$635
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$710
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$345
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$755