Douala vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$8222
🏠 One person rent
$711
$2662
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$3953
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$794
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$6298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
100
😀 Quality of life
36
96
🏙️ Population
2.77M
8.8M

The cost of living in Douala is 68% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4177th and 6th ($1300 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 7640th and 8th 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
$8.3
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$8.64
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$17859

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$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

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11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028