Douala vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$575
$949
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1652
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$3784
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
46
😀 Quality of life
31
92
🏙️ Population
2.77M
675K

The cost of living in Douala is 38% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4865th and 2470th ($1156 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Cameroon and Sweden, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 2 months in Gothenburg. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 8755th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Gothenburg

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Douala Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$4650

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423