Douala vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$6534
🏠 One person rent
$659
$1660
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$2910
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$4686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
21
92
😀 Quality of life
30
96
🏙️ Population
2.77M
548K

The cost of living in Douala is 54% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4669th and 570th ($1254 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Cameroon and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Cameroon vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 8810th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.53
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$34.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$13755

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2348
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$1907
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2822
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2383
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$3203
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2669
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2636
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$2264
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2457
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2223
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$2206
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$2440
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2471
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$2338
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$2340
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$2721
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$2132
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1822
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1848
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1512
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$2360
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$2172
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1730
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1857
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1849
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$2409
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1734