Buenos Aires vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$1300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$3233
🏠 One person rent
$365
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$1410
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$405
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
21
😀 Quality of life
71
36
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.77M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 39% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 6407th and 4177th ($791 vs $1300) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Argentina and Cameroon, respectively. Check Argentina vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Douala ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 2311th and 7640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$8.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$116
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$773
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
19.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$8.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$490
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$3247

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

Cities near Douala

Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826