Douala vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$711
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
100
😀 Quality of life
36
95
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.76M

The cost of living in Douala is 29% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4177th and 2281st ($1300 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th in Cameroon and Canada, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 7640th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Montreal

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Douala Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$7624

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Cities near Douala

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 Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576