Douala vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Douala	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1363	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3181	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$748	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$1264	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$132	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	99
😀 Quality of life	40	100
🏙️ Population	2.77M	5.45M

The cost of living in Douala is 48% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4344th and 649th ($1363 vs $2640) 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 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7753rd and 3rd 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	$8.84	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.34	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$826	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.25%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2075	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1019	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.89	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.56	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$145	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3511	$19140

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Cities near Douala

Distance	City	Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi	Buea	$665
54 km or 33 mi	Limbe	$755
71 km or 44 mi	Kumba	$849
108 km or 67 mi	Malabo	$1413
176 km or 110 mi	Bafoussam	$793
182 km or 113 mi	Calabar	$397
203 km or 126 mi	Yaounde	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Bamenda	$698
245 km or 152 mi	Bata	$1241
285 km or 177 mi	Aba	$674
296 km or 184 mi	Umuahia	$961
309 km or 192 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
336 km or 209 mi	Owerri	$1774
361 km or 224 mi	Enugu	$563
377 km or 234 mi	Awka	$878
400 km or 248 mi	Onitsha	$1051
408 km or 253 mi	Libreville	$708
467 km or 290 mi	Warri	$926
518 km or 322 mi	Benin	$632
529 km or 328 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
536 km or 333 mi	Trindade	$1044
540 km or 335 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
563 km or 350 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
573 km or 356 mi	Owo	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1514
612 km or 381 mi	Akure	$644
635 km or 395 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
660 km or 410 mi	Jos	$810
675 km or 419 mi	Berberati	$494
683 km or 425 mi	Ife	$778
697 km or 433 mi	Bauchi	$781
702 km or 436 mi	Osogbo	$705
709 km or 441 mi	Minna	$852
712 km or 443 mi	Garoua	$621
740 km or 460 mi	Ibadan	$752
747 km or 464 mi	Lagos	$1102
754 km or 469 mi	Ilorin	$526
762 km or 473 mi	Kaduna	$393
764 km or 475 mi	Oyo	$664
783 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1013

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710