Blantyre vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1368
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3396
🏠 One person rent
$181
$731
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1441
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
21
😀 Quality of life
27
34
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.77M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 57% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 7882nd and 4173rd ($591 vs $1368) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Cameroon, respectively. Check Malawi vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 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 8369th and 7649th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$8.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$805
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$519
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1075
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
19.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$7.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$23.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$79.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$3349

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$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$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
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019