Blantyre vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$147	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	22	22
😀 Quality of life	25	21
🏙️ Population	800K	2.45M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 42% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8593rd and 6195th ($507 vs $869) 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 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8566th and 8814th 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	$3.98	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$15761

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882