Douala vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$676
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$4771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
21
99
😀 Quality of life
34
93
🏙️ Population
2.77M
3.9M

The cost of living in Douala is 60% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4304th and 80th ($1265 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 7681st and 58th 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
$8.07
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$28838

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2919