Douala vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$659
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$4258
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
21
99
😀 Quality of life
30
93
🏙️ Population
2.77M
3.9M

The cost of living in Douala is 63% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4669th and 72nd ($1254 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd in Cameroon and the United States, respectively. Check Cameroon vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 8810th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Los Angeles

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Douala Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.53
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$8.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$28004

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974