Douala vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$5010
🏠 One person rent
$676
$1119
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$2148
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$2069
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
21
98
😀 Quality of life
34
86
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.35M

The cost of living in Douala is 37% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 4304th and 1772nd ($1265 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Italy, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1 months in Milan. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 7681st and 341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Milan

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Douala Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$1297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$9154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$4766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$790
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$14604

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$601
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$655
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$764
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$741
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$555
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$384
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$747
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$553
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1121
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$621
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$883
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$679
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1611
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$462
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$805
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$972
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$668
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$881
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$558
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$900
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$900
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$625
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$527
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$651
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1502
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$634
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$820
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$482
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$779
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$759
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$695
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$743
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$556
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$776
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1113
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$535
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$371
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$677
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1030

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1503
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1592
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1228
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1506
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1503
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1271
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1634
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1365
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1157
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1450
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1389
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1334
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1202
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2507
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1401
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1240
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1293
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1410
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2853
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1162
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1209
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1470
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1424
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1405
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1512
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1459
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1474
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2344
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1348
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1203
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1509
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1506