Douala vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1413
🏠 One person rent
$711
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$487
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
21
16
😀 Quality of life
36
42
🏙️ Population
2.77M
94.9K

The cost of living in Douala is 133% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4177th and 8054th ($1300 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Eswatini, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 7640th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$23.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$4606

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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 Mbabane

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$447
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$978
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1084
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$739
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$746
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$866
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$631
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$741
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$952
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$755
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$783
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$889
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$908
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$776
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$637
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$875
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$751
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$780
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$845
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$625
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$701
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$621
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$682
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$535
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$511
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$719
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$656
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$631
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$605
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$601
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$511
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$633
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$603
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$554
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$689
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$550