Douala vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$4624
🏠 One person rent
$676
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$1940
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$3115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
21
50
😀 Quality of life
34
90
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.02M

The cost of living in Douala is 38% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4304th and 1701st ($1265 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Cameroon and Canada, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 7681st and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Ottawa

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Douala Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$5.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$19030

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$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

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1768
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800