Douala vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$748
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
21
61
😀 Quality of life
40
69
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2M

The cost of living in Douala is 85% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4344th and 6924th ($1363 vs $735) 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 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 7753rd and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$11271

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Cities near Douala

Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$665
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$755
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$849
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1413
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$793
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$397
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$671
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$698
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1241
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$674
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$961
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$676
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1774
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$563
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$878
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1051
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$708
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$926
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$632
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1046
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1044
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$660
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$571
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$664
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$644
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$810
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$494
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$778
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$781
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$705
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$852
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$621
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$752
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1102
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$393
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$664
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879