Douala vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Douala | Kumasi | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Douala is 192% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 4304th and 8890th ($1265 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Cameroon and Ghana, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Ghana comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 7681st and 7682nd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Douala vs Kumasi
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| Douala | Kumasi | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 53 km or 33 mi |  Buea | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Limbe | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Kumba | |
| 108 km or 67 mi |  Malabo | |
| 176 km or 110 mi | Bafoussam | |
| 182 km or 113 mi |  Calabar | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Yaounde | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Bamenda | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Bata | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Aba | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Umuahia | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Port Harcourt | |
| 336 km or 209 mi | Owerri | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Enugu | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Awka | |
| 400 km or 248 mi | Onitsha | |
| 408 km or 253 mi |  Libreville | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Warri | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Benin | |
| 529 km or 328 mi |  Sao Tome | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Trindade | |
| 540 km or 335 mi | Port-Gentil | |
| 563 km or 350 mi | Ngaoundere | |
| 573 km or 356 mi | Owo | |
| 608 km or 378 mi | Abuja | |
| 612 km or 381 mi | Akure | |
| 635 km or 395 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Jos | |
| 675 km or 419 mi |  Berberati | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Ife | |
| 697 km or 433 mi | Bauchi | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Osogbo | |
| 709 km or 441 mi | Minna | |
| 712 km or 443 mi | Garoua | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Ibadan | |
| 747 km or 464 mi | Lagos | |
| 754 km or 469 mi | Ilorin | |
| 762 km or 473 mi | Kaduna | |
| 764 km or 475 mi | Oyo | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Abeokuta |
Cities near Kumasi
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 54 km or 34 mi |  Obuasi | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Koforidua | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Sekondi-Takoradi | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Accra | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Ashaiman | |
| 208 km or 129 mi |  Abengourou | |
| 210 km or 130 mi | Tema | |
| 231 km or 143 mi | Ho | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Hohoe | |
| 249 km or 155 mi |  Kpalime | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Grand-Bassam | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Agboville | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Abidjan | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Tamale | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Atakpame | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Lome | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Dabou | |
| 355 km or 221 mi | Sotouboua | |
| 393 km or 244 mi | Bouake | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Sokode | |
| 402 km or 250 mi |  Abomey | |
| 404 km or 251 mi | Yamoussoukro | |
| 424 km or 263 mi | Divo | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Kara | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Cotonou | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Porto-Novo | |
| 477 km or 296 mi | Save | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Gagnoa | |
| 494 km or 307 mi |  Leo | |
| 539 km or 335 mi | Korhogo | |
| 551 km or 342 mi | Abeokuta | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Lagos | |
| 557 km or 346 mi | Manga | |
| 580 km or 360 mi | Bobo-Dioulasso | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Ibadan | |
| 624 km or 388 mi | Koudougou | |
| 625 km or 389 mi | Oyo | |
| 631 km or 392 mi | Ouagadougou | |
| 635 km or 395 mi | Fada N'gourma | |
| 674 km or 419 mi | Dedougou |