Bogota vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1368
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$3396
🏠 One person rent
$387
$731
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1441
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
21
😀 Quality of life
59
34
🏙️ Population
7.74M
2.77M

The cost of living in Bogota is 37% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 6226th and 4173rd ($868 vs $1368) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Colombia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Colombia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Douala ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5388th and 7649th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$8.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$805
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$519
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$1075
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
19.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$1994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$7.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$23.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$79.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$3349

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$748
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$641
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$681
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$475
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$483
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$501
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$526
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$562
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$523
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$851
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$541
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$641
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$687
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$619
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$520
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$871
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$477
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$873
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$789
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$652
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$642
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$733
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$661
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$718
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$462
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$398
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$598
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$552
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$590
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$595
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$667
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$634
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$620

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