Belo Horizonte vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$768	$1265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1890	$3165
🏠 One person rent	$341	$676
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$1351
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$411
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$147
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	21
😀 Quality of life	59	34
🏙️ Population	2.32M	2.77M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 39% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 6579th and 4304th ($768 vs $1265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Brazil and Cameroon, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Douala ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5438th and 7681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Douala

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	Belo Horizonte	Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$112
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.36	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$478
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1010
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$92.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	19.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.51	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.22	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6817	$3126

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$532
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$627
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$609
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$558
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$550
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$568
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$562
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$571
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$584
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$487
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$457
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$580
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$563
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$563
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$503
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$584
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$471
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$449
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$483
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$572
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$536
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$546
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$587
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$572
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$529
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$518
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622

Cities near Douala

Distance	City	Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi	Buea	$601
54 km or 33 mi	Limbe	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Kumba	$764
108 km or 67 mi	Malabo	$741
176 km or 110 mi	Bafoussam	$555
182 km or 113 mi	Calabar	$384
203 km or 126 mi	Yaounde	$747
216 km or 134 mi	Bamenda	$553
245 km or 152 mi	Bata	$1121
285 km or 177 mi	Aba	$621
296 km or 184 mi	Umuahia	$883
309 km or 192 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
336 km or 209 mi	Owerri	$1611
361 km or 224 mi	Enugu	$462
377 km or 234 mi	Awka	$805
400 km or 248 mi	Onitsha	$972
408 km or 253 mi	Libreville	$668
467 km or 290 mi	Warri	$881
518 km or 322 mi	Benin	$558
529 km or 328 mi	Sao Tome	$900
536 km or 333 mi	Trindade	$900
540 km or 335 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
563 km or 350 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
573 km or 356 mi	Owo	$651
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1502
612 km or 381 mi	Akure	$634
635 km or 395 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
660 km or 410 mi	Jos	$820
675 km or 419 mi	Berberati	$482
683 km or 425 mi	Ife	$779
697 km or 433 mi	Bauchi	$759
702 km or 436 mi	Osogbo	$695
709 km or 441 mi	Minna	$743
712 km or 443 mi	Garoua	$556
740 km or 460 mi	Ibadan	$776
747 km or 464 mi	Lagos	$1113
754 km or 469 mi	Ilorin	$535
762 km or 473 mi	Kaduna	$371
764 km or 475 mi	Oyo	$677
783 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1030