Cologne vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2976
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1122
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$132
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
21
😀 Quality of life
96
30
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.77M

The cost of living in Cologne is 59% more expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 2067th and 4669th ($1990 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Douala ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 15th and 8810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1283
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
19.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$2109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$3517

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017