Douala vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$2420
🏠 One person rent
$575
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$867
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$289
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
21
30
😀 Quality of life
31
53
🏙️ Population
2.77M
486K

The cost of living in Douala is 11% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4865th and 5257th ($1156 vs $1040) 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 0.3 months in Windhoek. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8755th and 6487th 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
$6.41
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$5490

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$945
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$982
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$998
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$925
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$991
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$834
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$893
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$890
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$891
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$796
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$663
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$691
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$691
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$723
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$903
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$590
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$615
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$904
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$549
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$813
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$994
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$632
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$554
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$950
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$811
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$1031
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$742
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$872
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$912
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$1104
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$631
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$1015
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$997
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$742
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$610
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$851