Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 31.9% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.1% more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 23.0% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 35.2% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 66.4% more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 39.2% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.7% more in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 40.4% more in Cameroon

The cost of housing, clothing, childcare, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Cameroon are more expensive than in Malawi.

Cameroon vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.1% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.32 MWK7,527.50	$4.63 FCFA2,961	+7.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 MWK15,752.54	$4.49 FCFA2,874	-50.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MWK1,518.66	$1.38 FCFA880	+57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 MWK753.97	$0.56 FCFA359	+29.6%
Average			+11.1%

Malawi vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.0% more for groceries

	Malawi	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 MWK2,377.16	$0.40 FCFA257	-70.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 MWK8,392.74	$9.80 FCFA6,271	+103.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MWK7,861.65	$9.41 FCFA6,020	+108.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK4,017.38	$1.78 FCFA1,139	-22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MWK3,354.12	$3.13 FCFA2,003	+62.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MWK1,802.35	$1.63 FCFA1,043	+57.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,410.26	$0.80 FCFA511	-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 MWK1,948.58	$0.78 FCFA498	-30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK918.13	$0.56 FCFA358	+6.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 MWK1,253.53	$0.90 FCFA574	+24.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,021.18	$0.68 FCFA433	+15.4%
Average			+23.0%

Malawi vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.2% more for transportation

	Malawi	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 MWK10,778.16	$4.41 FCFA2,818	-28.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,527.24	$16.34 FCFA10,452	+278.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,669.17 MWK62,122,584.01	$25,808.69 FCFA16,509,228	-27.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.40 MWK35,533.38	$3.89 FCFA2,491	-80.9%
Average			+35.2%

Malawi vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.4% more for housing

	Malawi	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$186.12 MWK324,161.05	$96.22 FCFA61,549	-48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.19 MWK352,133.62	$355.76 FCFA227,569	+76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.76 MWK172,008.68	$265.27 FCFA169,687	+168.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.29 MWK71,904.91	$69.86 FCFA44,691	+69.2%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 39.2% more for childcare

	Malawi	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.75 MWK617,850.94	$343.62 FCFA219,807	-3.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,467.81 MWK2,556,385.77	$2,662.70 FCFA1,703,268	+81.4%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 MWK1,949.64	$1.14 FCFA732	+2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MWK5,073.24	$1.60 FCFA1,021	-45.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 MWK2,763.16	$1.91 FCFA1,219	+20.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.33 MWK89,403.45	$28.14 FCFA18,000	-45.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,880.42	$8.17 FCFA5,226	+106.8%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 40.4% more for clothing

	Malawi	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.22 MWK78,763.61	$41.77 FCFA26,721	-7.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.94 MWK60,857.86	$52.19 FCFA33,387	+49.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.17 MWK103,055.01	$96.70 FCFA61,858	+63.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.71 MWK123,142.36	$110.51 FCFA70,688	+56.3%
Average			+40.4%

Malawi vs. Cameroon - 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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