Blantyre vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1966
🏠 One person rent
$146
$1259
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$1094
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$214
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$56.8
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
22
41
😀 Quality of life
33
21
🏙️ Population
800K
908K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 68% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 8686th and 3883rd ($505 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Nigeria, respectively. Check Malawi vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 0 months in Owerri. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Owerri ranked 18th in Nigeria, while ranked 8666th and 9121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Owerri

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Blantyre Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$1421
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
17.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$709
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$7.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$8.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$1.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$1493

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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
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$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
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$849
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$601
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$785
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$922
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$618
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$587
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$878
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$386
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$655
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$594
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1344
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$578
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$834
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$641
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$750
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1254
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$687
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$775
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$659
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$750
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1551
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$759
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1022
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$665
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$538
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1017
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$785
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$741
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1239
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$796
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$668
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$830
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$353
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1042
577 km or 358 mi Save
$650
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1042
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$612
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$750
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$584