Douala vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$9189
🏠 One person rent
$575
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$4417
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$842
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$5389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
100
😀 Quality of life
31
95
🏙️ Population
2.77M
8.8M

The cost of living in Douala is 72% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4865th and 4th ($1156 vs $4202) 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 1.3 months in New York City. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8755th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs New York City

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Douala New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$21713

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2840
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2917
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2791
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2820
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2821
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2707
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2797
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2805
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2545
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2725
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2823
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2540
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2557
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2791
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2692
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2485
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2697
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2775
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2614
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2779
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2710
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2729
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2669
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2634
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2450
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2762
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2694
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2488
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3192