Douala vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$676
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$5544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
100
😀 Quality of life
34
95
🏙️ Population
2.77M
8.8M

The cost of living in Douala is 72% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4304th and 3rd ($1265 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and the United States, respectively. Check Cameroon vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7681st and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$21465

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$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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111