Douala vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$575
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$3219
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
21
65
😀 Quality of life
31
92
🏙️ Population
2.77M
566K

The cost of living in Douala is 20% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4865th and 4158th ($1156 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 592nd 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 2.2 months in Dresden. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Dresden ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 8755th and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Dresden

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Douala Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$15933

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551