Douala vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$2102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$4758
🏠 One person rent
$731
$1237
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$2068
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$4186
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
87
😀 Quality of life
34
95
🏙️ Population
2.77M
773K

The cost of living in Douala is 35% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 4173rd and 1589th ($1368 vs $2102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 months in Frankfurt. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Frankfurt ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 7649th and 36th 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
$8.53
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$5.22
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$2335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$8020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$5017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$25.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$15030

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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
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716