Douala vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$711
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
21
62
😀 Quality of life
36
44
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.27M

The cost of living in Douala is 49% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4177th and 6110th ($1300 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Cameroon and South Africa, respectively. Check Cameroon vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 7640th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$2867

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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 Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952