Douala vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$6248
🏠 One person rent
$748
$1599
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$3894
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
21
94
😀 Quality of life
40
94
🏙️ Population
2.77M
664K

The cost of living in Douala is 48% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4344th and 689th ($1363 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Cameroon and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Cameroon vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7753rd and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Rotterdam

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Douala Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$7.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$13809

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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

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2228
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2392
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2581
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2374
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2222
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2087
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2175
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2718
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1846
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2589
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2414
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2238
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3118
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2568
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2252
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2374
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2256
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2230
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2178
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1829
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1639
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2089
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1818
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2318
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1804
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1860
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2359
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1696
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2168
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1512
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671