Blantyre vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Blantyre	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1602	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$181	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$381	$662
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$604	$592
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	22	21
😀 Quality of life	27	22
🏙️ Population	1.9M	2.45M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 28% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6363rd ($591 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8369th and 8805th 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	$4.31	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.3	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.65%	12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10628	$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.28	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.66	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.91	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.43	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.95	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$607	$15640

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Cities near Blantyre

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

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$744
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$761
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$751
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$753
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$760
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$742
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$757
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$745
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$492
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1073
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$656
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$503
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$652
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$652
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$496
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$498
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1047
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$655
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$570
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$412
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1071
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$656
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$644
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$495
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$496
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$497
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1015
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$345
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$546
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$617
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$574
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$585
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$453
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$711
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$546
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$368
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$747
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1012