Douala vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Douala	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1300	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3233	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$711	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1410	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.6	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$148	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	21	89
😀 Quality of life	36	98
🏙️ Population	2.77M	5.87M

The cost of living in Douala is 57% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4177th and 133rd ($1300 vs $3007) 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 1.5 months in Singapore City. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 7640th and 4th 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	$8.3	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$116	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.47	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$773	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1045	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.2	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.3%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.5	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.05	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.1	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.21	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.5	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$490	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3247	$26424

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Cities near Douala

Distance	City	Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi	Buea	$587
54 km or 33 mi	Limbe	$683
71 km or 44 mi	Kumba	$860
108 km or 67 mi	Malabo	$990
176 km or 110 mi	Bafoussam	$761
182 km or 113 mi	Calabar	$237
203 km or 126 mi	Yaounde	$567
216 km or 134 mi	Bamenda	$436
245 km or 152 mi	Bata	$1242
285 km or 177 mi	Aba	$233
296 km or 184 mi	Umuahia	$330
309 km or 192 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
336 km or 209 mi	Owerri	$507
361 km or 224 mi	Enugu	$290
377 km or 234 mi	Awka	$325
400 km or 248 mi	Onitsha	$354
408 km or 253 mi	Libreville	$697
467 km or 290 mi	Warri	$351
518 km or 322 mi	Benin	$315
529 km or 328 mi	Sao Tome	$866
536 km or 333 mi	Trindade	$866
540 km or 335 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
563 km or 350 mi	Ngaoundere	$548
573 km or 356 mi	Owo	$272
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$288
612 km or 381 mi	Akure	$243
635 km or 395 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
660 km or 410 mi	Jos	$269
675 km or 419 mi	Berberati	$462
683 km or 425 mi	Ife	$250
697 km or 433 mi	Bauchi	$272
702 km or 436 mi	Osogbo	$310
709 km or 441 mi	Minna	$313
712 km or 443 mi	Garoua	$633
740 km or 460 mi	Ibadan	$262
747 km or 464 mi	Lagos	$448
754 km or 469 mi	Ilorin	$314
762 km or 473 mi	Kaduna	$210
764 km or 475 mi	Oyo	$407
783 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$826

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544