Douala vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$711
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2906
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
21
65
😀 Quality of life
36
88
🏙️ Population
2.77M
555K

The cost of living in Douala is 8% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4177th and 3786th ($1300 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 426th 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 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 7640th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$4.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$10601

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303