Douala vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$575
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
21
59
😀 Quality of life
31
68
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2M

The cost of living in Douala is 25% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4865th and 6121st ($1156 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Belarus, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 8755th and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Minsk

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Douala Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$14758

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853