Douala vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$2182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$5115
🏠 One person rent
$748
$1245
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$2194
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$4614
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
87
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
2.77M
776K

The cost of living in Douala is 38% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 4344th and 1510th ($1363 vs $2182) 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 2.1 months in Frankfurt. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 7753rd and 38th 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
$8.84
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$1285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$1001
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2273
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$1844
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$8398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$5144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$4.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$64.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$16203

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Cities near Douala

Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$665
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$755
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$849
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1413
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$793
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$397
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$671
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$698
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1241
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$674
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$961
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$676
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1774
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$563
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$878
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1051
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$708
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$926
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$632
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1046
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1044
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$660
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$571
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$664
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$644
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$810
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$494
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$778
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$781
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$705
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$852
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$621
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$752
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1102
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$393
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$664
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769