Douala vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$2589
🏠 One person rent
$676
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$862
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$345
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
37
😀 Quality of life
34
45
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.15M

The cost of living in Douala is 27% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4304th and 5540th ($1265 vs $992) 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 7681st and 6578th 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
$8.07
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$638
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
14.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$65.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$9.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$6241

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$601
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$655
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$764
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$741
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$555
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$384
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$747
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$553
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1121
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$621
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$883
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$679
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1611
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$462
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$805
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$972
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$668
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$881
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$558
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$900
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$900
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$625
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$527
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$651
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1502
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$634
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$820
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$482
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$779
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$759
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$695
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$743
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$556
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$776
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1113
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$535
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$371
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$677
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1030

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795