Douala vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$575
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$6618
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
80
😀 Quality of life
31
91
🏙️ Population
2.77M
737K

The cost of living in Douala is 64% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4865th and 126th ($1156 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 8755th and 147th 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
$6.41
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$30033

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098