Douala vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$711
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
21
99
😀 Quality of life
36
85
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.37M

The cost of living in Douala is 37% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 4177th and 1623rd ($1300 vs $2074) 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 0.9 months in Milan. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 7640th and 292nd 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
$8.3
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$15544

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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 Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550