Douala vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$5699
🏠 One person rent
$748
$1467
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$2572
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$3954
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
21
90
😀 Quality of life
40
94
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.51M

The cost of living in Douala is 45% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4344th and 920th ($1363 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Germany, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 7753rd and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Munich

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Douala Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$14492

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1966
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1956
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1934
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1905
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1876
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1731
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1757
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1725
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1854
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1841
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1826
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1790
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1954
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1848
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1745
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1664
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1851
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1659
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1655
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1671
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1807
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1597
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1675
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1706
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1725
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1654
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1657
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1654
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1904
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1730