Douala vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$711
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
21
62
😀 Quality of life
36
67
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2M

The cost of living in Douala is 100% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4177th and 7206th ($1300 vs $649) 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 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 7640th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$5767

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Cities near Douala

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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760