Douala vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$2475
🏠 One person rent
$748
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$649
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
37
😀 Quality of life
40
49
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.15M

The cost of living in Douala is 33% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4344th and 5412th ($1363 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 7753rd and 6721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Harare

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Douala Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.49
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$93.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
14.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$34.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$8872

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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

Cities near Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830