Douala vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$659
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$6532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
80
😀 Quality of life
30
95
🏙️ Population
2.77M
737K

The cost of living in Douala is 60% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4669th and 142nd ($1254 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 5th in the United States, while ranked 8810th and 32nd 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
$7.53
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$28950

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173