Dhaka vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1363
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$3181
🏠 One person rent	$141	$748
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1264
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$430
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$132
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	21
😀 Quality of life	57	40
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.77M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 66% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 8829th and 4344th ($464 vs $1363) 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 0.4 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 6151st and 7753rd 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	$2.14	$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	19.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$2075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$3.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$145
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$3511

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Douala

Distance	City	Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi	Buea	$665
54 km or 33 mi	Limbe	$755
71 km or 44 mi	Kumba	$849
108 km or 67 mi	Malabo	$1413
176 km or 110 mi	Bafoussam	$793
182 km or 113 mi	Calabar	$397
203 km or 126 mi	Yaounde	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Bamenda	$698
245 km or 152 mi	Bata	$1241
285 km or 177 mi	Aba	$674
296 km or 184 mi	Umuahia	$961
309 km or 192 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
336 km or 209 mi	Owerri	$1774
361 km or 224 mi	Enugu	$563
377 km or 234 mi	Awka	$878
400 km or 248 mi	Onitsha	$1051
408 km or 253 mi	Libreville	$708
467 km or 290 mi	Warri	$926
518 km or 322 mi	Benin	$632
529 km or 328 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
536 km or 333 mi	Trindade	$1044
540 km or 335 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
563 km or 350 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
573 km or 356 mi	Owo	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1514
612 km or 381 mi	Akure	$644
635 km or 395 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
660 km or 410 mi	Jos	$810
675 km or 419 mi	Berberati	$494
683 km or 425 mi	Ife	$778
697 km or 433 mi	Bauchi	$781
702 km or 436 mi	Osogbo	$705
709 km or 441 mi	Minna	$852
712 km or 443 mi	Garoua	$621
740 km or 460 mi	Ibadan	$752
747 km or 464 mi	Lagos	$1102
754 km or 469 mi	Ilorin	$526
762 km or 473 mi	Kaduna	$393
764 km or 475 mi	Oyo	$664
783 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1013