Douala vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$659
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
93
😀 Quality of life
30
72
🏙️ Population
2.77M
9.21M

The cost of living in Douala is 12% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4669th and 4274th ($1254 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 8810th and 3354th 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
$7.53
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$11420

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Cities near Douala

Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023