Douala vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Douala	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1368	$2187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3396	$5233
🏠 One person rent	$731	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$1441	$2114
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$4970
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	71
😀 Quality of life	34	90
🏙️ Population	2.77M	888K

The cost of living in Douala is 37% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 4173rd and 1397th ($1368 vs $2187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Indianapolis ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 7649th and 159th 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	$8.53	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$1457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$1013
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1871	$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$1686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.7	$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1994	$1980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$965	$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.79	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.61	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.2	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$512	$1865
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3349	$27094

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Cities near Douala

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

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828