Cape Town vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1368
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$3396
🏠 One person rent	$603	$731
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$1441
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$155
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	21
😀 Quality of life	59	34
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.77M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 18% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 4849th and 4173rd ($1120 vs $1368) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in South Africa and Cameroon, respectively. Check South Africa vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Douala ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5407th and 7649th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Douala

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	Cape Town	Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$8.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$805
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$519
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$1871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$1075
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	19.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$1994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$7.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$23.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$79.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$3349

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

Cities near Douala

Distance	City	Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi	Buea	$655
54 km or 33 mi	Limbe	$710
71 km or 44 mi	Kumba	$933
108 km or 67 mi	Malabo	$812
176 km or 110 mi	Bafoussam	$794
182 km or 113 mi	Calabar	$374
203 km or 126 mi	Yaounde	$764
216 km or 134 mi	Bamenda	$714
245 km or 152 mi	Bata	$1201
285 km or 177 mi	Aba	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Umuahia	$906
309 km or 192 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
336 km or 209 mi	Owerri	$1686
361 km or 224 mi	Enugu	$469
377 km or 234 mi	Awka	$846
400 km or 248 mi	Onitsha	$1036
408 km or 253 mi	Libreville	$702
467 km or 290 mi	Warri	$886
518 km or 322 mi	Benin	$537
529 km or 328 mi	Sao Tome	$878
536 km or 333 mi	Trindade	$879
540 km or 335 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
563 km or 350 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
573 km or 356 mi	Owo	$658
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1262
612 km or 381 mi	Akure	$635
635 km or 395 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
660 km or 410 mi	Jos	$757
675 km or 419 mi	Berberati	$488
683 km or 425 mi	Ife	$774
697 km or 433 mi	Bauchi	$735
702 km or 436 mi	Osogbo	$704
709 km or 441 mi	Minna	$787
712 km or 443 mi	Garoua	$724
740 km or 460 mi	Ibadan	$759
747 km or 464 mi	Lagos	$1133
754 km or 469 mi	Ilorin	$526
762 km or 473 mi	Kaduna	$377
764 km or 475 mi	Oyo	$699
783 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1019