Cape Town vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$1156
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$2767
🏠 One person rent	$775	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$163
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	21
😀 Quality of life	58	31
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.77M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 20% more expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 4336th and 4865th ($1386 vs $1156) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Douala ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6134th and 8755th 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	$12.2	$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$90.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1078
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	19.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$2049
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$5.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$6.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$9.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$9.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$3455

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

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