Douala vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$4617
🏠 One person rent
$676
$1125
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$1929
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$534
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$3700
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
87
😀 Quality of life
34
94
🏙️ Population
2.77M
776K

The cost of living in Douala is 36% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 4304th and 1863rd ($1265 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 7681st and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Frankfurt

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Douala Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$5.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$14496

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$601
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$655
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$764
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$741
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$555
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$384
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$747
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$553
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1121
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$621
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$883
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$679
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1611
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$462
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$805
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$972
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$668
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$881
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$558
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$900
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$900
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$625
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$527
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$651
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1502
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$634
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$820
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$482
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$779
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$759
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$695
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$743
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$556
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$776
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1113
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$535
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$371
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$677
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1030

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595