Blantyre vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1156
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2767
🏠 One person rent
$156
$575
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$961
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$163
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
21
😀 Quality of life
30
31
🏙️ Population
800K
2.77M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 57% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 8689th and 4865th ($495 vs $1156) 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 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Douala ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 8790th and 8755th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$90.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1078
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
19.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$2049
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$5.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$6.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$9.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$9.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$3455

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$452
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$456
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$494
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$792
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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
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$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
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$323
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$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995