Douala vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$731
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
21
27
😀 Quality of life
34
62
🏙️ Population
2.77M
149K

The cost of living in Douala is 66% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4173rd and 6351st ($1368 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Mauritius, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 7649th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$3888

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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

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736