Blantyre vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$147
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
23
25
😀 Quality of life
30
39
🏙️ Population
800K
2.44M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 25% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8632nd and 7283rd ($506 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Malawi and Cameroon, respectively. Check Malawi vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 8786th and 7830th 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
$3.97
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$1806

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778