Douala vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$731
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$3414
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
99
😀 Quality of life
34
95
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.15M

The cost of living in Douala is 42% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4173rd and 998th ($1368 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and France, respectively. Check Cameroon vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 7649th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Paris

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Douala Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$18941

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395