Blantyre vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2976
🏠 One person rent
$146
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$1122
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
21
😀 Quality of life
33
30
🏙️ Population
800K
2.77M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 60% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 8686th and 4669th ($505 vs $1254) 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 0.4 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 8666th and 8810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Douala

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Blantyre Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1283
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
19.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$2109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$3517

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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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$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
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$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017