Buenos Aires vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1368
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$3396
🏠 One person rent
$402
$731
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1441
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
21
😀 Quality of life
72
34
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.77M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 34% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 6099th and 4173rd ($909 vs $1368) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 1789th and 7649th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$8.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$805
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$519
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$1871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1075
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
19.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$7.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$23.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$79.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$3349

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

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