Bern vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1368
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$3396
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$731
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1441
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
21
😀 Quality of life
95
34
🏙️ Population
135K
2.77M

The cost of living in Bern is 84% more expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 743rd and 4173rd ($2512 vs $1368) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Cameroon, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Douala ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 33rd and 7649th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Douala

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Bern Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$8.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$805
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$519
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$1075
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
19.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$1994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$7.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$23.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$79.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$3349

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

Cities near Douala

Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019