Douala vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$731
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
21
71
😀 Quality of life
34
63
🏙️ Population
2.77M
8.44M

The cost of living in Douala is 111% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4173rd and 7305th ($1368 vs $648) 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 0.8 months in Hanoi. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 7649th and 4684th 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
$8.53
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$13338

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$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
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407