Douala vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1278
🏠 One person rent
$711
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
21
16
😀 Quality of life
36
18
🏙️ Population
2.77M
519K

The cost of living in Douala is 143% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4177th and 8241st ($1300 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Lesotho, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 7640th and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$710

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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 Maseru

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$511
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$601
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$682
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$701
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$656
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$603