Douala vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Douala	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1368	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3396	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$731	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$1441	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	21	87
😀 Quality of life	34	93
🏙️ Population	2.77M	1.01M

The cost of living in Douala is 63% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4173rd and 13th ($1368 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 Jose, United States. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 7649th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs San Jose, United States

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	Douala	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.53	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1871	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.7	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1994	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$965	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.79	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.61	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.2	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$512	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3349	$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146