Douala vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$5149
🏠 One person rent
$575
$1162
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$3748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
84
😀 Quality of life
31
94
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.91M

The cost of living in Douala is 47% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 4865th and 1511th ($1156 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Cameroon and Germany, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 8755th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Hamburg City

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Douala Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$19886

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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

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457