Blantyre vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2151
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1475
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$1281
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$67.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
23
42
😀 Quality of life
30
17
🏙️ Population
800K
908K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 71% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 8632nd and 2835th ($506 vs $1774) 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 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0 months in Owerri. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Owerri ranked 17th in Nigeria, while ranked 8786th and 9159th 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
$3.97
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$1679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$37.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$8.08
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$14.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$1311

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$961
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$674
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$1051
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$676
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$563
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$926
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$397
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$632
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$664
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1413
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$644
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$849
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$665
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$755
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1363
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$698
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$778
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$705
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$793
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1514
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$752
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1102
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$664
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$526
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1013
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$852
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$743
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1241
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$793
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$671
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$810
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$393
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1046
577 km or 358 mi Save
$646
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1044
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$598
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$781
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$652