Douala vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$875
🏠 One person rent
$575
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
21
73
😀 Quality of life
31
61
🏙️ Population
2.77M
4.5M

The cost of living in Douala is 220% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4865th and 9031st ($1156 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 0.7 months in Kolkata. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 8755th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Kolkata

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Douala Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289