Calgary vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1156
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2767
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$163
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	21
😀 Quality of life	90	31
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.77M

The cost of living in Calgary is 81% more expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 1759th and 4865th ($2095 vs $1156) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Cameroon, respectively. Check Canada vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Douala ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 187th and 8755th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Douala

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	Calgary	Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$90.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1078
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	19.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2049
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$5.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$3455

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Douala

Distance	City	Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi	Buea	$627
54 km or 33 mi	Limbe	$738
71 km or 44 mi	Kumba	$821
108 km or 67 mi	Malabo	$1272
176 km or 110 mi	Bafoussam	$759
182 km or 113 mi	Calabar	$373
203 km or 126 mi	Yaounde	$666
216 km or 134 mi	Bamenda	$699
245 km or 152 mi	Bata	$1209
285 km or 177 mi	Aba	$591
296 km or 184 mi	Umuahia	$773
309 km or 192 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
336 km or 209 mi	Owerri	$1364
361 km or 224 mi	Enugu	$564
377 km or 234 mi	Awka	$693
400 km or 248 mi	Onitsha	$795
408 km or 253 mi	Libreville	$743
467 km or 290 mi	Warri	$786
518 km or 322 mi	Benin	$627
529 km or 328 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
536 km or 333 mi	Trindade	$1013
540 km or 335 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
563 km or 350 mi	Ngaoundere	$551
573 km or 356 mi	Owo	$531
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1375
612 km or 381 mi	Akure	$488
635 km or 395 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
660 km or 410 mi	Jos	$760
675 km or 419 mi	Berberati	$478
683 km or 425 mi	Ife	$670
697 km or 433 mi	Bauchi	$672
702 km or 436 mi	Osogbo	$575
709 km or 441 mi	Minna	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Garoua	$601
740 km or 460 mi	Ibadan	$658
747 km or 464 mi	Lagos	$946
754 km or 469 mi	Ilorin	$518
762 km or 473 mi	Kaduna	$323
764 km or 475 mi	Oyo	$639
783 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$995