Douala vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$711
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
21
90
😀 Quality of life
36
66
🏙️ Population
2.77M
9.21M

The cost of living in Douala is 0.9% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4177th and 4206th ($1300 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Cameroon and Mexico, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 7640th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Mexico City

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Douala Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$10204

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Cities near Douala

Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881