Douala vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$731
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
100
😀 Quality of life
34
97
🏙️ Population
2.77M
8.8M

The cost of living in Douala is 66% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4173rd and 5th ($1368 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 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 7649th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$20585

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Distance City Cost of living
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$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108