Douala vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Douala | Lyon | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Douala is 19% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 4304th and 3152nd ($1265 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Cameroon and France, respectively. Check Cameroon vs France comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 7681st and 195th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Douala vs Lyon
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| Douala | Lyon | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 53 km or 33 mi |  Buea | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Limbe | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Kumba | |
| 108 km or 67 mi |  Malabo | |
| 176 km or 110 mi | Bafoussam | |
| 182 km or 113 mi |  Calabar | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Yaounde | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Bamenda | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Bata | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Aba | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Umuahia | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Port Harcourt | |
| 336 km or 209 mi | Owerri | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Enugu | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Awka | |
| 400 km or 248 mi | Onitsha | |
| 408 km or 253 mi |  Libreville | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Warri | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Benin | |
| 529 km or 328 mi |  Sao Tome | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Trindade | |
| 540 km or 335 mi | Port-Gentil | |
| 563 km or 350 mi | Ngaoundere | |
| 573 km or 356 mi | Owo | |
| 608 km or 378 mi | Abuja | |
| 612 km or 381 mi | Akure | |
| 635 km or 395 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Jos | |
| 675 km or 419 mi |  Berberati | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Ife | |
| 697 km or 433 mi | Bauchi | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Osogbo | |
| 709 km or 441 mi | Minna | |
| 712 km or 443 mi | Garoua | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Ibadan | |
| 747 km or 464 mi | Lagos | |
| 754 km or 469 mi | Ilorin | |
| 762 km or 473 mi | Kaduna | |
| 764 km or 475 mi | Oyo | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Abeokuta |
Cities near Lyon
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 km or 1.9 mi |  Villeurbanne | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Saint-Etienne | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Macon | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Roanne | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Aix-les-Bains | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Chambery | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Valence | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Grenoble | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | Annecy | |
| 109 km or 68 mi |  Vernier | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Meyrin | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Lancy | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Carouge | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Geneva | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Chalon-sur-Saone | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Vichy | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Annemasse | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Le Creusot | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Nyon | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Clermont-Ferrand | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Chamonix | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Renens | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Lausanne | |
| 175 km or 108 mi | Dijon | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Montreux | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Yverdon-les-Bains | |
| 184 km or 115 mi | Montlucon | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Besancon | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Nevers | |
| 192 km or 120 mi |  Aosta | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Bulle | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Avignon | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Sion | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Neuchatel | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Fribourg | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Nimes | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Manosque | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Turin | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Koniz |