Douala vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Douala	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1265	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3165	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$676	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1351	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.5	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$147	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	21	29
😀 Quality of life	34	36
🏙️ Population	2.77M	159K

The cost of living in Douala is 51% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4304th and 6298th ($1265 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Cameroon and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 7681st and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Praia

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	Douala	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$112	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.52	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$746	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1743	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1010	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.25%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$920	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.39	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.58	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$478	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3126	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491