Douala vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$711
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
21
75
😀 Quality of life
36
60
🏙️ Population
2.77M
4.5M

The cost of living in Douala is 226% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4177th and 8958th ($1300 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th 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 1.2 months in Kolkata. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 7640th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$1360

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318