Douala vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$676
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
21
75
😀 Quality of life
34
58
🏙️ Population
2.77M
4.5M

The cost of living in Douala is 213% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4304th and 8948th ($1265 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Cameroon and India, respectively. Check Cameroon vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 7681st and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$1469

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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
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308