Douala vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1929
🏠 One person rent
$711
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$802
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$612
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
21
28
😀 Quality of life
36
38
🏙️ Population
2.77M
431K

The cost of living in Douala is 61% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4177th and 6362nd ($1300 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Namibia, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7640th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.52
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$7.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$3671

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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 Windhoek

Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$738
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$749
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$751
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$717
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$765
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$723
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$718
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$687
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$677
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$643
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$603
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$633
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$631
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$656
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$719
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$554
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$605
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$753
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$511
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$734
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$845
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$550
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$702
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$751
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$682
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$875
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$601
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$701
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$776
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$889
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$771
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$783
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$908
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$755
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$637
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$733
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$741