Douala vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$2193
🏠 One person rent
$731
$643
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$759
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
12
😀 Quality of life
34
34
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.03M

The cost of living in Douala is 27% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 4173rd and 5104th ($1368 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Niger, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 7649th and 7565th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
10.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$958
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$4644

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$757
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$453
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$761
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$820
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$656
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$753
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$744
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$652
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$605
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1042
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$492
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$652
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$596
610 km or 379 mi Save
$644
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$742
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$787
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$745
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$699
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$621
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$377
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$655
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$704
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$617
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$583
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1019
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$774
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$570
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1037
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$656
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1262
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$635
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$710
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$345
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$755