Douala vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1920
🏠 One person rent
$711
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$521
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
77
😀 Quality of life
36
65
🏙️ Population
2.77M
10.6M

The cost of living in Douala is 81% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 4177th and 6708th ($1300 vs $718) 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 0.7 months in Jakarta. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 7640th and 4403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
8.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$22.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$8517

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511