Douala vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$3783
🏠 One person rent
$676
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$1542
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$2738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
72
😀 Quality of life
34
92
🏙️ Population
2.77M
620K

The cost of living in Douala is 17% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 4304th and 3353rd ($1265 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 271st 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 1.8 months in Leipzig. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 7681st and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$4.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$9452

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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 Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307