Douala vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Douala	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1156	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2767	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$575	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$163	$7152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	100
😀 Quality of life	31	94
🏙️ Population	2.77M	690K

The cost of living in Douala is 65% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4865th and 74th ($1156 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th in Cameroon and the United States, respectively. Check Cameroon vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 2.1 months in Washington. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 8755th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Washington

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	Douala	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.41	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.7	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1078	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.33%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2049	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$995	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.35	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.31	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.11	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3455	$24903

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Cities near Douala

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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088