Douala vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$2702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$6288
🏠 One person rent
$731
$1727
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$2956
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$5400
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
21
97
😀 Quality of life
34
80
🏙️ Population
2.77M
793K

The cost of living in Douala is 49% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 4173rd and 440th ($1368 vs $2702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 384th in Cameroon and the United States, respectively. Check Cameroon vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 2 months in Hempstead. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Hempstead ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 7649th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$6.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$1481
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$2892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$2592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$65.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$8270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$2945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$9.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$5.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$5.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$1901
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$21852

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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
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2578
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2577
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2623
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2572
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2715
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2517
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2615
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2566
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2751
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2219
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$2982
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2117
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3108
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2510
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4051
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3659
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2834
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3050
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2759
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2165
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2634
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2732
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3280
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2611
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2857
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2459
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3498
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3002
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2342
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2701
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2888
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2641
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2586
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2755
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2590
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3168