Douala vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$711
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
21
95
😀 Quality of life
36
87
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.6M

The cost of living in Douala is 11% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4177th and 4516th ($1300 vs $1169) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7640th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$19102

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589