Dortmund vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$1300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$3233
🏠 One person rent
$648
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$1410
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$405
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
21
😀 Quality of life
77
36
🏙️ Population
587K
2.77M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 8% more expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 3822nd and 4177th ($1401 vs $1300) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 1st in Germany and Cameroon, respectively. Check Germany vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Douala ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 764th and 7640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$8.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$116
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$773
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
19.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$8.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$490
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$3247

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826