Douala vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$731
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
21
16
😀 Quality of life
34
15
🏙️ Population
2.77M
344K

The cost of living in Douala is 118% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4173rd and 7499th ($1368 vs $627) 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 1.2 months in Maseru. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 7649th and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$1137

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654