Cologne vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Cologne Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1368
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3396
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$731
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1441
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
21
😀 Quality of life
97
34
🏙️ Population
1.08M
2.77M

The cost of living in Cologne is 35% more expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 2308th and 4173rd ($1851 vs $1368) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 16th and 7649th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Cologne vs Douala infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Cologne vs Douala

Prices for goods and services in Cologne and Douala are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Cologne Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$8.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$805
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$519
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1075
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
19.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$7.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$23.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$79.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$3349

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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