Douala vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$5684
🏠 One person rent
$575
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$2492
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$3694
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
99
😀 Quality of life
31
94
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.1M

The cost of living in Douala is 53% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4865th and 964th ($1156 vs $2460) 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 1.5 months in Paris. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8755th and 34th 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
$6.41
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$19577

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506