Blantyre vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$146
$743
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$777
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$41
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$98.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
10
😀 Quality of life
33
22
🏙️ Population
800K
1.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 58% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 8686th and 4788th ($505 vs $1194) 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 0.4 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 8666th and 9087th 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
$3.94
$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$79.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$1794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$1082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$5601

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$495
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$828
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$521
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$891
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$425
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$894
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$983
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$682
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$867
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$836
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$675
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$594
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$862
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1143
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$612
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$673
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$581
610 km or 379 mi Save
$650
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$840
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$538
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$785
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$837
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$665
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$584
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$353
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$673
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$659
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$612
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1017
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$775
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$683
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1143
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$678
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1551
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$578
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$741
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$454
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$796