Blantyre vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2321
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1411
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1516
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$84.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
22
41
😀 Quality of life
27
11
🏙️ Population
1.9M
908K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 65% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 7882nd and 2936th ($591 vs $1686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Owerri. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 8369th and 9173rd 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
$4.31
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$1610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$15.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$23.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
17.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$8.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$0.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$7.13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$1.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$12.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$1444

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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
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$906
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$638
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$1036
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$651
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$469
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$886
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$374
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$537
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$658
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$812
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$635
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$933
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$655
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$710
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1368
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$714
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$774
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$704
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$794
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1262
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$759
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1133
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$699
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$526
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1019
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$787
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$710
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1201
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$755
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$764
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$757
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$377
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$878
577 km or 358 mi Save
$644
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$879
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$617
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$735
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$621