Douala vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$3397
🏠 One person rent
$676
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$1197
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$2537
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
99
😀 Quality of life
34
81
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.54M

The cost of living in Douala is 1% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 4304th and 4340th ($1265 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 months in Kawasaki. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 7681st and 497th 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
$8.07
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$15204

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$601
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$655
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$764
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$741
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$555
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$384
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$747
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$553
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1121
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$621
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$883
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$679
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1611
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$462
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$805
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$972
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$668
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$881
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$558
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$900
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$900
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$625
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$527
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$651
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1502
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$634
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$820
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$482
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$779
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$759
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$695
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$743
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$556
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$776
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1113
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$535
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$371
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$677
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1030

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116