Blantyre vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$181
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
22
36
😀 Quality of life
27
12
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.48M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 43% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7882nd and 5406th ($591 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 8369th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$1688

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$498
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$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
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655