Douala vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Douala	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1265	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3165	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$676	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$1351	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.5	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$147	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	21	89
😀 Quality of life	34	97
🏙️ Population	2.77M	5.87M

The cost of living in Douala is 59% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4304th and 129th ($1265 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Singapore, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 7681st and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Singapore City

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	Douala	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$112	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.52	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$746	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1743	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1010	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.25%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$920	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.39	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.58	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$478	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3126	$27780

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Cities near Douala

Distance	City	Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi	Buea	$601
54 km or 33 mi	Limbe	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Kumba	$764
108 km or 67 mi	Malabo	$741
176 km or 110 mi	Bafoussam	$555
182 km or 113 mi	Calabar	$384
203 km or 126 mi	Yaounde	$747
216 km or 134 mi	Bamenda	$553
245 km or 152 mi	Bata	$1121
285 km or 177 mi	Aba	$621
296 km or 184 mi	Umuahia	$883
309 km or 192 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
336 km or 209 mi	Owerri	$1611
361 km or 224 mi	Enugu	$462
377 km or 234 mi	Awka	$805
400 km or 248 mi	Onitsha	$972
408 km or 253 mi	Libreville	$668
467 km or 290 mi	Warri	$881
518 km or 322 mi	Benin	$558
529 km or 328 mi	Sao Tome	$900
536 km or 333 mi	Trindade	$900
540 km or 335 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
563 km or 350 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
573 km or 356 mi	Owo	$651
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1502
612 km or 381 mi	Akure	$634
635 km or 395 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
660 km or 410 mi	Jos	$820
675 km or 419 mi	Berberati	$482
683 km or 425 mi	Ife	$779
697 km or 433 mi	Bauchi	$759
702 km or 436 mi	Osogbo	$695
709 km or 441 mi	Minna	$743
712 km or 443 mi	Garoua	$556
740 km or 460 mi	Ibadan	$776
747 km or 464 mi	Lagos	$1113
754 km or 469 mi	Ilorin	$535
762 km or 473 mi	Kaduna	$371
764 km or 475 mi	Oyo	$677
783 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1030

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605