Douala vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$7653
🏠 One person rent
$731
$2045
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$714
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$5275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
21
99
😀 Quality of life
34
94
🏙️ Population
2.77M
3.9M

The cost of living in Douala is 57% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4173rd and 72nd ($1368 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 7649th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$28613

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2849
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2675
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2831
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3271
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2354
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2709
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3009
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2861
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2776
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2714
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2572
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2866
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2715
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3054
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2717
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2552
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2569
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2673
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2754