Douala vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$748
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$3732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
99
😀 Quality of life
40
97
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.15M

The cost of living in Douala is 46% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4344th and 843rd ($1363 vs $2517) 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 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 7753rd and 18th 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
$8.84
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$15084

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$665
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$755
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$849
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1413
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$793
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$397
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$671
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$698
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1241
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$674
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$961
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$676
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1774
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$563
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$878
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1051
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$708
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$926
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$632
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1046
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1044
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$660
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$571
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$664
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$644
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$810
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$494
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$778
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$781
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$705
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$852
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$621
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$752
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1102
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$393
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$664
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488