Douala vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Douala	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1254	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2976	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$659	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.6	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$132	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	99
😀 Quality of life	30	98
🏙️ Population	2.77M	5.45M

The cost of living in Douala is 56% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4669th and 348th ($1254 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Australia, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8810th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Sydney

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	Douala	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.53	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.74	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1283	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$808	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.11%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.66	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.72	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.04	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.48	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.6	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$543	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3517	$21946

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Cities near Douala

Distance	City	Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi	Buea	$641
54 km or 33 mi	Limbe	$750
71 km or 44 mi	Kumba	$834
108 km or 67 mi	Malabo	$1344
176 km or 110 mi	Bafoussam	$750
182 km or 113 mi	Calabar	$386
203 km or 126 mi	Yaounde	$668
216 km or 134 mi	Bamenda	$687
245 km or 152 mi	Bata	$1239
285 km or 177 mi	Aba	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Umuahia	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
336 km or 209 mi	Owerri	$1555
361 km or 224 mi	Enugu	$587
377 km or 234 mi	Awka	$785
400 km or 248 mi	Onitsha	$922
408 km or 253 mi	Libreville	$745
467 km or 290 mi	Warri	$878
518 km or 322 mi	Benin	$655
529 km or 328 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
536 km or 333 mi	Trindade	$1042
540 km or 335 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
563 km or 350 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
573 km or 356 mi	Owo	$594
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1551
612 km or 381 mi	Akure	$578
635 km or 395 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
660 km or 410 mi	Jos	$830
675 km or 419 mi	Berberati	$492
683 km or 425 mi	Ife	$775
697 km or 433 mi	Bauchi	$750
702 km or 436 mi	Osogbo	$659
709 km or 441 mi	Minna	$785
712 km or 443 mi	Garoua	$608
740 km or 460 mi	Ibadan	$759
747 km or 464 mi	Lagos	$1022
754 km or 469 mi	Ilorin	$538
762 km or 473 mi	Kaduna	$353
764 km or 475 mi	Oyo	$665
783 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1017

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864