Dhaka vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$3165
🏠 One person rent	$118	$676
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1351
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$411
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$147
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	21
😀 Quality of life	54	34
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.77M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 66% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 8899th and 4304th ($430 vs $1265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Cameroon, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Douala ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5971st and 7681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Douala

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	Dhaka	Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$112
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$478
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1010
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$92.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	19.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$3126

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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