Douala vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Douala | Lagos | |
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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 23% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4669th and 5500th ($1254 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Cameroon and Nigeria, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Nigeria comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 8810th and 7677th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Douala vs Lagos
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| Douala | Lagos | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Lagos
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 78 km or 48 mi | Abeokuta | |
| 87 km or 54 mi |  Porto-Novo | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Cotonou | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Ibadan | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Oyo | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Ife | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Abomey | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Osogbo | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Save | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Akure | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 243 km or 151 mi |  Lome | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Benin | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Owo | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Ilorin | |
| 278 km or 173 mi | Atakpame | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Warri | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Kpalime | |
| 324 km or 201 mi |  Ho | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Hohoe | |
| 355 km or 221 mi | Sotouboua | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Onitsha | |
| 376 km or 234 mi | Sokode | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Tema | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Ashaiman | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Awka | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Koforidua | |
| 408 km or 253 mi | Accra | |
| 416 km or 258 mi | Owerri | |
| 422 km or 262 mi | Kara | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Port Harcourt | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Enugu | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Umuahia | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Aba | |
| 495 km or 307 mi | Minna | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Abuja | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Kumasi | |
| 562 km or 350 mi | Obuasi | |
| 570 km or 354 mi | Calabar | |
| 572 km or 356 mi | Tamale |