Douala vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$711
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$3220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
21
95
😀 Quality of life
36
95
🏙️ Population
2.77M
579K

The cost of living in Douala is 14% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4177th and 3358th ($1300 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 247th 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 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 7640th and 32nd 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
$8.3
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$4.1
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$9133

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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
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410