Douala vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$731
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$3112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
21
65
😀 Quality of life
34
89
🏙️ Population
2.77M
563K

The cost of living in Douala is 6% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4173rd and 3857th ($1368 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 506th in Cameroon and Germany, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 7649th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$12328

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387