Douala vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1230
🏠 One person rent
$711
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$37.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
21
10
😀 Quality of life
36
15
🏙️ Population
2.77M
526K

The cost of living in Douala is 161% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 4177th and 8514th ($1300 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and South Sudan, respectively. Check Cameroon vs South Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.7 months in Juba. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 7640th and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Juba

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Douala Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$28.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1409
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$5.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$6.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$87.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$2918

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$489
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$553
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$556
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$476
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$748
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$808
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$557
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$600
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$484
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$654
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$479
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$542
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$747
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$547
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$543
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$745
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$424
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$405
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$441
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$871
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$599
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$575
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$439
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$572
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$677
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$840
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$566
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$539
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$493
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$458
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$486
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$860
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$449
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$554
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$739
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$448
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$530
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$646