Douala vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$5040
🏠 One person rent
$731
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$1994
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$3442
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
84
😀 Quality of life
34
94
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.89M

The cost of living in Douala is 32% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 4173rd and 1809th ($1368 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 7649th and 42nd 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
$8.53
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$89.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$5.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$9009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$5949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$3.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$29.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$23771

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1614
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1594
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1579
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1614
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1589
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1485
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1608
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1566
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1581
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1629
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1447
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1549
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1704
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1540
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1649
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1538
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1570
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1554
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1555
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1500
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1547
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1520
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1245
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1799
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1584
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1523
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1498
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1364
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1539
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1388