Douala vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Douala	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1363	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3181	$5199
🏠 One person rent	$748	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$1264	$2330
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$621
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$132	$3953
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	56
😀 Quality of life	40	89
🏙️ Population	2.77M	950K

The cost of living in Douala is 39% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4344th and 1415th ($1363 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1218th in Cameroon and the United States, respectively. Check Cameroon vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Jacksonville ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 7753rd and 278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Jacksonville

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	Douala	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.34	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$826	$1437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$1090
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$2539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$1973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.25%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2075	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1019	$2396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.89	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$3.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.56	$8.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$145	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$1315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3511	$11123

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806