Douala vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$2579
🏠 One person rent
$731
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
37
😀 Quality of life
34
43
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.15M

The cost of living in Douala is 35% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4173rd and 5611th ($1368 vs $1012) 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 0.4 months in Harare. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 7649th and 6695th 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
$8.53
$8.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.99
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$53.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$124
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$18.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$34.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$8755

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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
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841