Douala vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$2387
🏠 One person rent
$575
$440
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$702
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
21
19
😀 Quality of life
31
48
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.49M

The cost of living in Douala is 25% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 4865th and 6128th ($1156 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Angola, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.2 months in Luanda. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 8755th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Luanda

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Douala Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$14053

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

Cities near Luanda

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$791
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$721
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$856
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$881
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$673
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$610
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$631
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$554
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$533
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$531
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$533
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1133
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$590
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$915
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$531
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$595
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$979
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$891
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$698
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$1019
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$743
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$833
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$872
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1209
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1013
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$890
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$925
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$1044
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$666
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$982
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$478
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$1272
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1156
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$738
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$1029