Douala vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$711
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1428
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
72
😀 Quality of life
36
61
🏙️ Population
2.77M
4.43M

The cost of living in Douala is 43% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4177th and 5921st ($1300 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and South Africa, respectively. Check Cameroon vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7640th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Johannesburg

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Douala Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$9.26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$4829

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Cities near Douala

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 Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952