Douala vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$5581
🏠 One person rent
$659
$1437
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$2329
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$4148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
70
😀 Quality of life
30
89
🏙️ Population
2.77M
888K

The cost of living in Douala is 47% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 4669th and 1140th ($1254 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Indianapolis ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 8810th and 289th 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
$7.53
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$6.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$25946

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2074
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1928
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2053
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1874
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2034
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2011
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1992
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1855
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1954
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1678
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1806
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2086
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1691
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1497
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1968
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1830
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2022
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1872
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1536
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1911
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1952
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1994
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1993
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1554
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1924
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2057
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2343
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1904
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1895
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2122
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1908
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1901
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1833
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1849
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1752
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1864
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1931