Douala vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$731
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$3234
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
21
95
😀 Quality of life
34
95
🏙️ Population
2.77M
585K

The cost of living in Douala is 10% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4173rd and 3595th ($1368 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 371st 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 Essen. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 7649th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Essen

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Douala Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$9380

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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
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431