Douala vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$3633
🏠 One person rent
$575
$905
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
8
😀 Quality of life
31
49
🏙️ Population
2.77M
24.7K

The cost of living in Douala is 29% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4865th and 3452nd ($1156 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Cameroon vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 8755th and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Victoria

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Douala Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$69
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$8750

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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 Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$721
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1196
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1196
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$745
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$511
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$563
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$810
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$819
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$802
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$747
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$611
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$871
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$820
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$586
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$546
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$604
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$533
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$533
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$417
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$540
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$682
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$543
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$415