Cameroon vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$816
$544
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2013
$1338
🏠 One person rent
$347
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$105
💸 GDP per capita
$1830
$523
😃 Human freedom index
5.13
6.63
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
34
🌐 English speaking %
38%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
37
31
😀 Quality of life
23
24
🏙️ Population
29.1M
21.7M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($816) is 50% more expensive than in Malawi ($544). Cameroon ranked 129th vs 177th for Malawi in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Cameroon compared to 0.2 months in Malawi. Ranked 169th and 166th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cameroon Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.07
$4.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.1
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.7
$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$509
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.2
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.36%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1480
$7714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$809
$395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.3
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.53
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.89
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$38
$27
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$449
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2531
$1644

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cameroon

City Cost of living Population
Yaounde
$666
2.44M
Douala
$1156
2.77M
Garoua
$601
1.75M
Bafoussam
$759
480K
Bamenda
$699
349K
Maroua
$576
201K
Ngaoundere
$551
190K
Kumba
$821
144K
Buea
$627
131K
Limbe
$738
84.2K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Lilongwe
$587
989K
Mzimba
$559
936K
Blantyre
$495
800K
Mzuzu
$522
150K
Zomba
$452
101K
Mangochi
$494
53.5K
Mulanje
$456
14.8K
Monkey Bay
$516
14.6K
Ntcheu
$489
14.6K