Blantyre vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$2129
🏠 One person rent
$147
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$1043
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
22
36
😀 Quality of life
25
12
🏙️ Population
800K
1.48M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 48% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8593rd and 5680th ($507 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Malawi and Nigeria, respectively. Check Malawi vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 8566th and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Onitsha

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Blantyre Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$1617

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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
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$805
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1611
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$462
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$883
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$558
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$621
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$881
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$679
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$651
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$634
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$384
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$779
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$695
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1502
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$764
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$776
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$741
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$601
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$535
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$655
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$677
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$553
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1113
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$743
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1030
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1265
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$555
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$670
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$820
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$709
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$371
518 km or 322 mi Save
$613
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$590
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$526
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$759
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1121
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$747
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$755
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$647