Blantyre vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Blantyre	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$2354
🏠 One person rent	$147	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$239	$664
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$126
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	23	21
😀 Quality of life	30	23
🏙️ Population	800K	2.45M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 47% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8632nd and 5884th ($506 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Malawi vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Ouagadougou ranked 3rd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8786th and 9002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Ouagadougou

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	Blantyre	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.2	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$322	$760
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10537	$230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$2.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.28	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$4.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$17372

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$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

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$820
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$877
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$846
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$822
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$874
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$821
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$576
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1172
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$712
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$705
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$703
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$508
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$506
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1099
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$699
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$652
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$532
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1123
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$684
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$646
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$506
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$508
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$506
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1066
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$417
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$631
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$598
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$583
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$668
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$466
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$835
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$630
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$600
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$822
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1057