Douala vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$731
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$6392
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
80
😀 Quality of life
34
92
🏙️ Population
2.77M
737K

The cost of living in Douala is 53% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4173rd and 206th ($1368 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 7649th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Seattle

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Douala Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$28179

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263