Cologne vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$3165
🏠 One person rent
$947
$676
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1351
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$147
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
21
😀 Quality of life
96
34
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.77M

The cost of living in Cologne is 38% more expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 2551st and 4304th ($1744 vs $1265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Germany and Cameroon, respectively. Check Germany vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Douala ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 12th and 7681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$112
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$478
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1010
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$92.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
19.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$6.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$3126

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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