Calgary vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$3165
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$676
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$1351
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$411
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$147
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	21
😀 Quality of life	90	34
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.77M

The cost of living in Calgary is 64% more expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 1646th and 4304th ($2077 vs $1265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 8th best city to live in Canada vs Douala ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 153rd and 7681st 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	$15.2	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$112
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$478
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1010
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$92.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	19.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$3126

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Douala

Distance	City	Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi	Buea	$601
54 km or 33 mi	Limbe	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Kumba	$764
108 km or 67 mi	Malabo	$741
176 km or 110 mi	Bafoussam	$555
182 km or 113 mi	Calabar	$384
203 km or 126 mi	Yaounde	$747
216 km or 134 mi	Bamenda	$553
245 km or 152 mi	Bata	$1121
285 km or 177 mi	Aba	$621
296 km or 184 mi	Umuahia	$883
309 km or 192 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
336 km or 209 mi	Owerri	$1611
361 km or 224 mi	Enugu	$462
377 km or 234 mi	Awka	$805
400 km or 248 mi	Onitsha	$972
408 km or 253 mi	Libreville	$668
467 km or 290 mi	Warri	$881
518 km or 322 mi	Benin	$558
529 km or 328 mi	Sao Tome	$900
536 km or 333 mi	Trindade	$900
540 km or 335 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
563 km or 350 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
573 km or 356 mi	Owo	$651
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1502
612 km or 381 mi	Akure	$634
635 km or 395 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
660 km or 410 mi	Jos	$820
675 km or 419 mi	Berberati	$482
683 km or 425 mi	Ife	$779
697 km or 433 mi	Bauchi	$759
702 km or 436 mi	Osogbo	$695
709 km or 441 mi	Minna	$743
712 km or 443 mi	Garoua	$556
740 km or 460 mi	Ibadan	$776
747 km or 464 mi	Lagos	$1113
754 km or 469 mi	Ilorin	$535
762 km or 473 mi	Kaduna	$371
764 km or 475 mi	Oyo	$677
783 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1030