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Malawi vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Malawi is 12.1% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.8% more in Malawi
Groceries: pay 8.9% more in Malawi
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Malawi
Housing: pay 13.4% less in Malawi
Childcare: pay 20.8% less in Malawi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.9% more in Malawi
Clothing: pay 24.9% less in Malawi

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Malawi are more expensive than in Cameroon. Expenses including clothing, childcare, and housing are lower in Malawi. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Malawi.

Malawi vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malawi instead of Cameroon, you would:

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pay 8.8% more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Malawi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 FCFA2,961	$4.32 MWK7,527.50	-6.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.49 FCFA2,874	$9.04 MWK15,752.54	+101.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA880	$0.87 MWK1,518.66	-36.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 FCFA359	$0.43 MWK753.97	-22.8%
Average			+8.8%

Cameroon vs. Malawi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.9% more for groceries

	Cameroon	Malawi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA257	$1.36 MWK2,377.16	+239.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 FCFA6,271	$4.82 MWK8,392.74	-50.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.41 FCFA6,020	$4.51 MWK7,861.65	-52.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 FCFA1,139	$2.31 MWK4,017.38	+29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 FCFA2,003	$1.93 MWK3,354.12	-38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.63 FCFA1,043	$1.03 MWK1,802.35	-36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 FCFA511	$0.81 MWK1,410.26	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA498	$1.12 MWK1,948.58	+43.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 FCFA358	$0.53 MWK918.13	-5.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA574	$0.72 MWK1,253.53	-19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 FCFA433	$0.59 MWK1,021.18	-13.3%
Average			+8.9%

Cameroon vs. Malawi - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Cameroon	Malawi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 FCFA2,818	$6.19 MWK10,778.16	+40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA10,452	$4.32 MWK7,527.24	-73.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,808.69 FCFA16,509,228	$35,669.17 MWK62,122,584.01	+38.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 FCFA2,491	$20.40 MWK35,533.38	+423.9%
Average			+107.3%

Cameroon vs. Malawi - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.4% less for housing

	Cameroon	Malawi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.22 FCFA61,549	$186.12 MWK324,161.05	+93.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$355.76 FCFA227,569	$202.19 MWK352,133.62	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.27 FCFA169,687	$98.76 MWK172,008.68	-62.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.86 FCFA44,691	$41.29 MWK71,904.91	-40.9%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 20.8% less for childcare

	Cameroon	Malawi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.62 FCFA219,807	$354.75 MWK617,850.94	+3.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,662.70 FCFA1,703,268	$1,467.81 MWK2,556,385.77	-44.9%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Malawi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.14 FCFA732	$1.12 MWK1,949.64	-2.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA1,021	$2.91 MWK5,073.24	+82.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 FCFA1,219	$1.59 MWK2,763.16	-16.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 FCFA18,000	$51.33 MWK89,403.45	+82.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA5,226	$3.95 MWK6,880.42	-51.6%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 24.9% less for clothing

	Cameroon	Malawi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.77 FCFA26,721	$45.22 MWK78,763.61	+8.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.19 FCFA33,387	$34.94 MWK60,857.86	-33.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.70 FCFA61,858	$59.17 MWK103,055.01	-38.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.51 FCFA70,688	$70.71 MWK123,142.36	-36.0%
Average			-24.9%

Cameroon vs. Malawi - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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