Douala vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$4451
🏠 One person rent
$711
$1097
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$3920
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
87
😀 Quality of life
36
94
🏙️ Population
2.77M
759K

The cost of living in Douala is 32% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 4177th and 2040th ($1300 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 7640th 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
$8.3
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$8253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$4831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$64.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$81.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$14318

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Cities near Douala

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

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574