Brisbane vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1368
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$3396
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$731
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1441
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
21
😀 Quality of life
97
34
🏙️ Population
2.36M
2.77M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 82% more expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 781st and 4173rd ($2491 vs $1368) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Australia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Douala ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 15th and 7649th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Douala

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Brisbane Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$8.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$805
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$519
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1075
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
19.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$1994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$7.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$23.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$79.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$3349

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

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