Douala vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$1834
🏠 One person rent
$676
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$704
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
21
43
😀 Quality of life
34
63
🏙️ Population
2.77M
423K

The cost of living in Douala is 64% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4304th and 6556th ($1265 vs $772) 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 7681st and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$4225

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$588
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$682
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$545
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$561
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$537
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$556
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$595
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$635
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$636
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$463
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$612
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1030
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$639
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$682
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$662
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1015
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$711
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$935
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1028
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$679
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1070
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$765
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$866
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1037
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1027
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$772
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$965
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$975
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1070
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$749
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$943
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$972
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$988
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$973
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$614
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1117