Douala vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Douala	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1368	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3396	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$731	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$1441	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$4224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	21	81
😀 Quality of life	34	91
🏙️ Population	2.77M	1.43M

The cost of living in Douala is 38% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4173rd and 1380th ($1368 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1203rd in Cameroon and the United States, respectively. Check Cameroon vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 7649th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs San Antonio

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	Douala	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.53	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1871	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.7	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1994	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$965	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.79	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.61	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.2	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$512	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3349	$10912

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Cities near Douala

Distance	City	Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi	Buea	$655
54 km or 33 mi	Limbe	$710
71 km or 44 mi	Kumba	$933
108 km or 67 mi	Malabo	$812
176 km or 110 mi	Bafoussam	$794
182 km or 113 mi	Calabar	$374
203 km or 126 mi	Yaounde	$764
216 km or 134 mi	Bamenda	$714
245 km or 152 mi	Bata	$1201
285 km or 177 mi	Aba	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Umuahia	$906
309 km or 192 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
336 km or 209 mi	Owerri	$1686
361 km or 224 mi	Enugu	$469
377 km or 234 mi	Awka	$846
400 km or 248 mi	Onitsha	$1036
408 km or 253 mi	Libreville	$702
467 km or 290 mi	Warri	$886
518 km or 322 mi	Benin	$537
529 km or 328 mi	Sao Tome	$878
536 km or 333 mi	Trindade	$879
540 km or 335 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
563 km or 350 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
573 km or 356 mi	Owo	$658
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1262
612 km or 381 mi	Akure	$635
635 km or 395 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
660 km or 410 mi	Jos	$757
675 km or 419 mi	Berberati	$488
683 km or 425 mi	Ife	$774
697 km or 433 mi	Bauchi	$735
702 km or 436 mi	Osogbo	$704
709 km or 441 mi	Minna	$787
712 km or 443 mi	Garoua	$724
740 km or 460 mi	Ibadan	$759
747 km or 464 mi	Lagos	$1133
754 km or 469 mi	Ilorin	$526
762 km or 473 mi	Kaduna	$377
764 km or 475 mi	Oyo	$699
783 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1019

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137