Cost of living comparison

 Malawi
compared to
 Cameroon
Cameroon vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary
Cameroon vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 11.1% more for restaurants

 
Malawi
Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.32
MWK7,517.36
$4.63
FCFA2,687
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.04
MWK15,731.32
$4.49
FCFA2,608
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.87
MWK1,516.62
$1.38
FCFA799

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pay 23.0% more for groceries

 
Malawi
Cameroon
Bread
1 loaf
$1.36
MWK2,373.96
$0.40
FCFA233
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.82
MWK8,381.43
$9.80
FCFA5,689
Milk (1 gallon) $4.51
MWK7,851.06
$9.41
FCFA5,462

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pay 35.2% more for transportation

 
Malawi
Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.19
MWK10,763.64
$4.41
FCFA2,557
Monthly public transit pass $4.32
MWK7,517.10
$16.34
FCFA9,482
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,669.17
MWK62,038,896.33
$25,808.69
FCFA14,978,276

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pay 66.4% more for housing

 
Malawi
Cameroon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$186.12
MWK323,724.36
$96.22
FCFA55,841
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $202.19
MWK351,659.25
$355.76
FCFA206,465
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $98.76
MWK171,776.96
$265.27
FCFA153,952

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pay 39.2% more for childcare

 
Malawi
Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $354.75
MWK617,018.61
$343.62
FCFA199,423
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,467.81
MWK2,552,941.97
$2,662.70
FCFA1,545,319

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pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Malawi
Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
MWK1,947.01
$1.14
FCFA664
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.91
MWK5,066.41
$1.60
FCFA926
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.59
MWK2,759.44
$1.91
FCFA1,106

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pay 40.4% more for clothing

 
Malawi
Cameroon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.22
MWK78,657.50
$41.77
FCFA24,243
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.94
MWK60,775.88
$52.19
FCFA30,291
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$59.17
MWK102,916.18
$96.70
FCFA56,122

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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: May 2025
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