Douala vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$575
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
21
67
😀 Quality of life
31
59
🏙️ Population
2.77M
5.55M

The cost of living in Douala is 43% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4865th and 6736th ($1156 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Kenya, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 8755th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Nairobi

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Douala Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$10471

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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 Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795