Douala vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$711
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
99
😀 Quality of life
36
82
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.54M

The cost of living in Douala is 18% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 4177th and 4726th ($1300 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 73rd in Cameroon and Japan, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 7640th and 355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Kawasaki

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Douala Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$15182

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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 Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045