Blantyre vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$765
🏠 One person rent
$131
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
22
36
😀 Quality of life
29
17
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.48M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 3% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 9046th and 9080th ($363 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Malawi and Nigeria, respectively. Check Malawi vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 8522nd and 9077th 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
$2.72
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$704

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$326
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$327
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$332
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$332
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$970
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$335
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617