Douala vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$731
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
90
😀 Quality of life
34
68
🏙️ Population
2.77M
9.21M

The cost of living in Douala is 15% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4173rd and 4630th ($1368 vs $1190) 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 7649th and 3360th 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
$8.53
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709