Blantyre vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$146
$304
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$476
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$90.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
22
23
😀 Quality of life
33
26
🏙️ Population
800K
234K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 32% less expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 8686th and 7034th ($505 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Benin, respectively. Check Malawi vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 8666th and 8958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Porto-Novo

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Blantyre Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$110
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
12.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$5806

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$461
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$495
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$496
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$828
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$521
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$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
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$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
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$796
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$1022
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$612
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1017
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$802
173 km or 108 mi Save
$650
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$759
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$673
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$665
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$678
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$454
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$775
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$683
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$659
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$673
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$578
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$607
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$654
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$538
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$703
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$675
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$861
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$655
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$594
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$878
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$682
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$922
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$562
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$664
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$785
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1555
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$612
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$618
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$587
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$601
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$849
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$785
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$1551