Douala vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$731
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
21
62
😀 Quality of life
34
67
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.99M

The cost of living in Douala is 91% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4173rd and 6834th ($1368 vs $717) 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 0.9 months in Minsk. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 7649th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$10290

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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

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795