Douala vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$731
$688
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$2807
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
72
😀 Quality of life
34
92
🏙️ Population
2.77M
616K

The cost of living in Douala is 6% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 4173rd and 3925th ($1368 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 535th in Cameroon and Germany, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 7649th and 80th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$4.47
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$10026

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Cities near Douala

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 Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261