Douala vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$731
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
21
95
😀 Quality of life
34
86
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.6M

The cost of living in Douala is 18% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4173rd and 4715th ($1368 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Taiwan, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7649th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$18424

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605