Douala vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$575
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$2928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
100
😀 Quality of life
31
93
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.9M

The cost of living in Douala is 39% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4865th and 2370th ($1156 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8755th and 49th 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
$6.41
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$6432

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Cities near Douala

Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828