Douala vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Douala | Madrid | |
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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 40% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 4669th and 1805th ($1254 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Cameroon and Spain, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Spain comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 8810th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Douala vs Madrid
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| Douala | Madrid | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Madrid
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.6 mi |  Pozuelo de Alarcon | |
| 11 km or 6.7 mi | Coslada | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Alcobendas | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Mostoles | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Fuenlabrada | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Torrejon de Ardoz | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Tres Cantos | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Alcala de Henares | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Guadalajara | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Toledo | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Segovia | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Cuenca | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Laguna de Duero | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Villarrobledo | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Valladolid | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Salamanca | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Puertollano | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Plasencia | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Zamora | |
| 215 km or 133 mi | Burgos | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Albacete | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Villanueva de la Serena | |
| 244 km or 151 mi | Requena | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Logrono | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Caceres | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Tudela | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Linares | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Ubeda | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Zaragoza | |
| 281 km or 175 mi | Merida | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Vitoria-Gasteiz | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Leon | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Jaen | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Jumilla | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Cordoba | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Yecla | |
| 299 km or 186 mi |  Braganca | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Martos | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Caravaca de la Cruz | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Valencia |