Blantyre vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$147
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
22
25
😀 Quality of life
25
24
🏙️ Population
800K
2.44M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 32% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8593rd and 6685th ($507 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 8566th and 8653rd 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
$3.98
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$1631

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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 Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1265
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$555
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$764
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$601
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$655
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$553
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1121
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$741
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$384
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$527
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$668
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$482
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$679
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1611
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$462
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$805
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$972
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$625
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$556
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$900
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$881
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$900
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1502
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$820
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$665
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$759
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$522
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$651
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$513
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$634
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$533
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$486
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$743
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$850
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$371
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$779