Douala vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$748
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
92
😀 Quality of life
40
72
🏙️ Population
2.77M
9.21M

The cost of living in Douala is 2% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4344th and 4418th ($1363 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 7753rd and 3317th 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
$8.84
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$665
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$755
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$849
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1413
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$793
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$397
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$671
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$698
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1241
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$674
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$961
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$676
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1774
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$563
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$878
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1051
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$708
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$926
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$632
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1046
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1044
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$660
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$571
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$664
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$644
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$810
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$494
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$778
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$781
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$705
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$852
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$621
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$752
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1102
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$393
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$664
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030