Douala vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$676
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
100
😀 Quality of life
34
93
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.8M

The cost of living in Douala is 32% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4304th and 2225th ($1265 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 7681st and 51st 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
$8.07
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$5725

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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
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692