Douala vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Douala	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1156	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2767	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$163	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	99
😀 Quality of life	31	100
🏙️ Population	2.77M	5.45M

The cost of living in Douala is 59% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4865th and 370th ($1156 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 8755th 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	$6.41	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.7	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1078	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.33%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2049	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$995	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.35	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.31	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.11	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3455	$25164

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Cities near Douala

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863