Dortmund vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1363
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$3181
🏠 One person rent
$762
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$1264
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$132
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
21
😀 Quality of life
93
40
🏙️ Population
595K
2.77M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 20% more expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 3401st and 4344th ($1632 vs $1363) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 1st in Germany and Cameroon, respectively. Check Germany vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Douala ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 84th and 7753rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
19.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$2075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$145
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$3511

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$665
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$755
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$849
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1413
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$793
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$397
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$671
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$698
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1241
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$674
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$961
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$676
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1774
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$563
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$878
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1051
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$708
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$926
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$632
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1046
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1044
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$660
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$571
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$664
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$644
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$810
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$494
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$778
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$781
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$705
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$852
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$621
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$752
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1102
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$393
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$664
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013