Douala vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Douala	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1363	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3181	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$748	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1264	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$132	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	29
😀 Quality of life	40	57
🏙️ Population	2.77M	431K

The cost of living in Douala is 38% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4344th and 5698th ($1363 vs $985) 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 0.7 months in Windhoek. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7753rd and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Windhoek

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	Douala	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.34	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$826	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.25%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2075	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1019	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.89	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.56	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$145	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3511	$5380

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Cities near Douala

Distance	City	Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi	Buea	$665
54 km or 33 mi	Limbe	$755
71 km or 44 mi	Kumba	$849
108 km or 67 mi	Malabo	$1413
176 km or 110 mi	Bafoussam	$793
182 km or 113 mi	Calabar	$397
203 km or 126 mi	Yaounde	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Bamenda	$698
245 km or 152 mi	Bata	$1241
285 km or 177 mi	Aba	$674
296 km or 184 mi	Umuahia	$961
309 km or 192 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
336 km or 209 mi	Owerri	$1774
361 km or 224 mi	Enugu	$563
377 km or 234 mi	Awka	$878
400 km or 248 mi	Onitsha	$1051
408 km or 253 mi	Libreville	$708
467 km or 290 mi	Warri	$926
518 km or 322 mi	Benin	$632
529 km or 328 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
536 km or 333 mi	Trindade	$1044
540 km or 335 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
563 km or 350 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
573 km or 356 mi	Owo	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1514
612 km or 381 mi	Akure	$644
635 km or 395 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
660 km or 410 mi	Jos	$810
675 km or 419 mi	Berberati	$494
683 km or 425 mi	Ife	$778
697 km or 433 mi	Bauchi	$781
702 km or 436 mi	Osogbo	$705
709 km or 441 mi	Minna	$852
712 km or 443 mi	Garoua	$621
740 km or 460 mi	Ibadan	$752
747 km or 464 mi	Lagos	$1102
754 km or 469 mi	Ilorin	$526
762 km or 473 mi	Kaduna	$393
764 km or 475 mi	Oyo	$664
783 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1013

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826