Douala vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$5578
🏠 One person rent
$711
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$3155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
99
😀 Quality of life
36
94
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.15M

The cost of living in Douala is 42% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4177th and 1216th ($1300 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 7640th and 33rd 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
$8.3
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$8.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$16502

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$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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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381