Blantyre vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Blantyre	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1602	$1859
🏠 One person rent	$181	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$381	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$604	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	22	26
😀 Quality of life	27	24
🏙️ Population	1.9M	2.44M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 23% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6597th ($591 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.5 months in Yaounde. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 8369th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Yaounde

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	Blantyre	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.31	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.3	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.65%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10628	$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.28	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.66	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.91	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.43	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.95	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$607	$1615

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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 Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1368
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$794
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$933
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$655
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$710
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$714
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1201
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$812
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$374
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$702
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$638
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$906
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1686
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$469
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$846
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1036
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$724
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$878
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$886
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$879
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$537
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1262
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$757
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$616
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$735
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$531
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$658
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$518
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$635
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$701
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$787
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$810
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$377
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$774