Douala vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$731
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
69
😀 Quality of life
34
78
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.4M

The cost of living in Douala is 31% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4173rd and 5350th ($1368 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7649th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Sofia

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Douala Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668