Douala vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$748
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
21
72
😀 Quality of life
40
65
🏙️ Population
2.77M
8.44M

The cost of living in Douala is 109% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4344th and 7418th ($1363 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Cameroon and Vietnam, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 7753rd and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Hanoi

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Douala Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$11154

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372