Douala vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$575
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$3165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
21
96
😀 Quality of life
31
95
🏙️ Population
2.77M
587K

The cost of living in Douala is 24% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4865th and 3925th ($1156 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 521st 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 3rd in Germany, while ranked 8755th and 23rd 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
$6.41
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$9789

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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

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538