Douala vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$575
$1478
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$2331
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$4390
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
70
😀 Quality of life
31
89
🏙️ Population
2.77M
888K

The cost of living in Douala is 52% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 4865th and 1079th ($1156 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 8755th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Indianapolis

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Douala Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$6.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$24177

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2088
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1968
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2060
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1919
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2065
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2035
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$2018
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2045
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1860
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1974
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1706
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1813
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2100
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1722
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1508
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2006
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1868
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1913
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1877
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1575
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1913
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1967
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1984
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$2002
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1617
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1942
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2051
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2392
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1900
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1827
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2126
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1897
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1898
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1836
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1855
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1894
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1843
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1908