Douala vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Douala	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1363	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3181	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$748	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$1264	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$132	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	21	29
😀 Quality of life	40	42
🏙️ Population	2.77M	1.13M

The cost of living in Douala is 49% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4344th and 6137th ($1363 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Cameroon and Mozambique, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 7753rd and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Maputo

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	Douala	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.34	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$826	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.25%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2075	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1019	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.89	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.56	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$145	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3511	$5749

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Cities near Douala

Distance	City	Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi	Buea	$665
54 km or 33 mi	Limbe	$755
71 km or 44 mi	Kumba	$849
108 km or 67 mi	Malabo	$1413
176 km or 110 mi	Bafoussam	$793
182 km or 113 mi	Calabar	$397
203 km or 126 mi	Yaounde	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Bamenda	$698
245 km or 152 mi	Bata	$1241
285 km or 177 mi	Aba	$674
296 km or 184 mi	Umuahia	$961
309 km or 192 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
336 km or 209 mi	Owerri	$1774
361 km or 224 mi	Enugu	$563
377 km or 234 mi	Awka	$878
400 km or 248 mi	Onitsha	$1051
408 km or 253 mi	Libreville	$708
467 km or 290 mi	Warri	$926
518 km or 322 mi	Benin	$632
529 km or 328 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
536 km or 333 mi	Trindade	$1044
540 km or 335 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
563 km or 350 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
573 km or 356 mi	Owo	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1514
612 km or 381 mi	Akure	$644
635 km or 395 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
660 km or 410 mi	Jos	$810
675 km or 419 mi	Berberati	$494
683 km or 425 mi	Ife	$778
697 km or 433 mi	Bauchi	$781
702 km or 436 mi	Osogbo	$705
709 km or 441 mi	Minna	$852
712 km or 443 mi	Garoua	$621
740 km or 460 mi	Ibadan	$752
747 km or 464 mi	Lagos	$1102
754 km or 469 mi	Ilorin	$526
762 km or 473 mi	Kaduna	$393
764 km or 475 mi	Oyo	$664
783 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1013

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607