Douala vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$2307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$5512
🏠 One person rent
$748
$1295
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$2316
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$2386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
21
98
😀 Quality of life
40
88
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.35M

The cost of living in Douala is 41% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 4344th and 1250th ($1363 vs $2307) 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 7753rd and 315th 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
$8.84
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$1056
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$1944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
3.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$10174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$72.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$16429

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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 Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1764
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1344
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1649
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1770
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1474
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1803
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1264
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1547
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1489
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1605
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1624
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1582
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1316
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2673
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1469
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1402
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1308
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1762
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3158
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1263
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1268
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1620
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1582
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1602
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1642
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1657
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1662
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2846
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1615
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1589
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1336
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1612
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1700