Douala vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$575
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
21
72
😀 Quality of life
31
67
🏙️ Population
2.77M
8.72M

The cost of living in Douala is 67% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4865th and 7314th ($1156 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Hanoi. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 8755th and 4766th 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
$6.41
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$14773

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$627
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$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

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$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
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$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375