Douala vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$659
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$3974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
99
😀 Quality of life
30
96
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.11M

The cost of living in Douala is 49% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4669th and 916th ($1254 vs $2480) 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 1.6 months in Paris. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8810th and 14th 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
$7.53
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$17184

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Cities near Douala

Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544