Douala vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$7800
🏠 One person rent
$575
$2177
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$3742
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$761
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$4482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
21
99
😀 Quality of life
31
93
🏙️ Population
2.77M
3.9M

The cost of living in Douala is 66% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4865th and 62nd ($1156 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th 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 8755th and 50th 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
$6.41
$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$8.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$164
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$23685

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$3020
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2826
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3066
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2818
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3369
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2766
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2922
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3179
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3139
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2909
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2849
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2826
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2793
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3076
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2858
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3243
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3020
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2694
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3654
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2835
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3295
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$3000