Douala vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$765
🏠 One person rent
$711
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
36
😀 Quality of life
36
17
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.48M

The cost of living in Douala is 268% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4177th and 9080th ($1300 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Cameroon and Nigeria, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 7640th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$704

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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 Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617