Brussels vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$1156
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2767
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$575
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$961
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$163
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
21
😀 Quality of life
91
31
🏙️ Population
196K
2.77M

The cost of living in Brussels is 76% more expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 1939th and 4865th ($2030 vs $1156) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Cameroon, respectively. Check Belgium vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Douala ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 121st and 8755th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Douala

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Brussels Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$90.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$1078
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
19.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$2049
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$5.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$9.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$9.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$3455

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Douala

Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995