Douala vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$2551
🏠 One person rent
$711
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
37
😀 Quality of life
36
47
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.15M

The cost of living in Douala is 36% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4177th and 5620th ($1300 vs $957) 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 0.5 months in Harare. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 7640th and 6463rd 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
$8.3
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$39.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$117
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$38.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$7309

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

Cities near Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866