Douala vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$934
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$2405
🏠 One person rent
$711
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$815
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
21
5
😀 Quality of life
36
18
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.97M

The cost of living in Douala is 39% more expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 4177th and 5768th ($1300 vs $934) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Cameroon and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Cameroon vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.9 months in Kananga. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Kananga ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 7640th and 9027th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
12.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$7047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$516
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$6.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$8.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$8.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$24.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$89.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$3136

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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

Cities near Kananga

Distance City Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
165 km or 103 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
191 km or 119 mi Tshikapa
$890
193 km or 120 mi Gandajika
$824
413 km or 257 mi Kikwit
$829
505 km or 314 mi Kindu
$740
630 km or 392 mi Kolwezi
$961
711 km or 442 mi Luena
$767
736 km or 457 mi Likasi
$953
746 km or 464 mi Kalemie
$746
775 km or 482 mi Kisangani
$860
791 km or 492 mi Uvira
$776
804 km or 499 mi Bukavu
$739
809 km or 502 mi Mbandaka
$825
809 km or 503 mi Kinshasa
$1001
809 km or 503 mi Cyangugu
$554
814 km or 506 mi Brazzaville
$561
815 km or 507 mi Bujumbura
$493
832 km or 517 mi Bubanza
$453
838 km or 520 mi Makamba
$449
842 km or 523 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
845 km or 525 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
865 km or 538 mi Rutana
$448
869 km or 540 mi Kinkala
$511
873 km or 543 mi Gitega
$445
876 km or 544 mi Kibuye
$566
882 km or 548 mi Ngozi
$448
888 km or 551 mi Gisenyi
$572
889 km or 552 mi Butare
$458
899 km or 559 mi Bumba
$804
901 km or 560 mi Nyanza
$539
906 km or 563 mi Ruyigi
$446
920 km or 571 mi Mansa
$1121
936 km or 582 mi Ruhengeri
$575
937 km or 582 mi Muyinga
$449
949 km or 590 mi Chingola
$1107
951 km or 591 mi Kigali
$677
960 km or 597 mi Gamboma
$510
972 km or 604 mi Byumba
$599
977 km or 607 mi Mufulira
$1236