Douala vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$575
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
21
45
😀 Quality of life
31
68
🏙️ Population
2.77M
423K

The cost of living in Douala is 31% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4865th and 6377th ($1156 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Cameroon vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1 months in Skopje. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8755th and 4420th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Skopje

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Douala Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$5403

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$675
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207