Douala vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$711
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
14
😀 Quality of life
36
21
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.79M

The cost of living in Douala is 27% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 4177th and 5141st ($1300 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 7640th and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.35
🥤 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
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$5005

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Cities near Douala

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 Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326