Blantyre vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1363
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$3181
🏠 One person rent
$147
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$1264
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
23
21
😀 Quality of life
30
40
🏙️ Population
800K
2.77M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 63% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4344th ($506 vs $1363) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Cameroon, respectively. Check Malawi vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Douala ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 8786th and 7753rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
19.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$2075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$145
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$3511

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$458
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$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
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$665
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$755
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$849
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1413
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$793
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$397
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$671
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$698
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1241
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$674
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$961
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$676
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1774
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$563
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$878
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1051
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$708
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$926
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$632
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1046
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1044
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$660
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$571
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$664
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$644
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$810
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$494
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$778
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$781
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$705
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$852
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$621
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$752
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1102
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$393
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$664
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013