Douala vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Douala	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1265	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3165	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$676	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$1351	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.5	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$147	$1392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	21	93
😀 Quality of life	34	77
🏙️ Population	2.77M	1.98M

The cost of living in Douala is 56% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 4304th and 6403rd ($1265 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Malaysia, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 7681st and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Douala	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$112	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.52	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$746	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1743	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1010	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.25%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$920	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.39	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.58	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$478	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3126	$8723

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Cities near Douala

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

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719