Douala vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$575
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$2619
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$4456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
21
92
😀 Quality of life
31
96
🏙️ Population
2.77M
548K

The cost of living in Douala is 54% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4865th and 901st ($1156 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.8 months in The Hague. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 8755th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$6.97
 Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$12462

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

Cities near The Hague

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2389
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2659
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$1865
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2755
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2354
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$3165
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2608
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2564
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$2087
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2407
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2185
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$2112
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$2399
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2460
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$2283
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$2247
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$2662
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$2111
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1805
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$2053
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1477
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$2341
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$2148
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1739
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1834
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1829
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$2353
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1688