Douala vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$676
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
21
61
😀 Quality of life
34
67
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.99M

The cost of living in Douala is 74% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4304th and 6769th ($1265 vs $727) 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 7681st and 3750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$3.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$10220

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Cities near Douala

Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$601
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$655
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$764
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$741
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$555
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$384
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$747
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$553
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1121
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$621
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$883
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$679
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1611
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$462
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$805
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$972
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$668
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$881
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$558
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$900
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$900
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$625
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$527
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$651
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1502
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$634
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$820
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$482
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$779
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$759
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$695
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$743
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$556
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$776
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1113
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$535
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$371
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$677
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1030

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850