Douala vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Douala	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1265	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3165	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$676	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1351	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.5	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$147	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	21	93
😀 Quality of life	34	98
🏙️ Population	2.77M	2.14M

The cost of living in Douala is 39% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4304th and 1654th ($1265 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Cameroon and Australia, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 7681st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Perth

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	Douala	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$112	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.52	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$746	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1743	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1010	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.25%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$920	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.39	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.58	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$478	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3126	$11252

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Cities near Douala

Distance	City	Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi	Buea	$601
54 km or 33 mi	Limbe	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Kumba	$764
108 km or 67 mi	Malabo	$741
176 km or 110 mi	Bafoussam	$555
182 km or 113 mi	Calabar	$384
203 km or 126 mi	Yaounde	$747
216 km or 134 mi	Bamenda	$553
245 km or 152 mi	Bata	$1121
285 km or 177 mi	Aba	$621
296 km or 184 mi	Umuahia	$883
309 km or 192 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
336 km or 209 mi	Owerri	$1611
361 km or 224 mi	Enugu	$462
377 km or 234 mi	Awka	$805
400 km or 248 mi	Onitsha	$972
408 km or 253 mi	Libreville	$668
467 km or 290 mi	Warri	$881
518 km or 322 mi	Benin	$558
529 km or 328 mi	Sao Tome	$900
536 km or 333 mi	Trindade	$900
540 km or 335 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
563 km or 350 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
573 km or 356 mi	Owo	$651
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1502
612 km or 381 mi	Akure	$634
635 km or 395 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
660 km or 410 mi	Jos	$820
675 km or 419 mi	Berberati	$482
683 km or 425 mi	Ife	$779
697 km or 433 mi	Bauchi	$759
702 km or 436 mi	Osogbo	$695
709 km or 441 mi	Minna	$743
712 km or 443 mi	Garoua	$556
740 km or 460 mi	Ibadan	$776
747 km or 464 mi	Lagos	$1113
754 km or 469 mi	Ilorin	$535
762 km or 473 mi	Kaduna	$371
764 km or 475 mi	Oyo	$677
783 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1030

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645