Dar es Salaam vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$3339
🏠 One person rent
$380
$758
🏘️ Family rent
$637
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$163
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
21
😀 Quality of life
58
38
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.77M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 45% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 6743rd and 4238th ($782 vs $1422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Cameroon, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Douala ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5818th and 7632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Douala

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Dar es Salaam Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.55
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.17
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$835
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$536
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$58.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.59%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1354
$2099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1208
$1017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$7.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$23.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.73
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.19
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$92.4
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$8.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.4
$145
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$250
$536
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18929
$3503

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$568
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$533
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$467
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$537
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$580
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$503
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$541
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$519
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$594
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$418
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$794
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$611
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1224
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1502
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$528
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$559
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$501
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1222
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$568
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$602
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1142
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$540
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$877
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$537
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1647
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$520
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$513
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$909
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$597
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$494
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$561
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$686
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$553
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$689
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$679
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$737
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$846
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1132
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$620
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$390
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$662
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$614
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1256
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$679
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$956
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$681
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1774
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$480
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$866
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$709
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$925
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$633
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1006
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1004
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$658
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$541
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$669
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1494
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$654
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$649
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$826
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$496
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$779
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$767
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$705
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$756
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$611
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$761
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1185
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$521
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$401
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$681
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1009