Douala vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$731
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$468
😷 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 235% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4173rd and 8957th ($1368 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 7649th and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$1751

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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

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311