Douala vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$731
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$582
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
77
😀 Quality of life
34
63
🏙️ Population
2.77M
10.6M

The cost of living in Douala is 81% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 4173rd and 6641st ($1368 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Cameroon and Indonesia, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 7649th and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$9494

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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
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$577
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549