Douala vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$575
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
21
93
😀 Quality of life
31
89
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.36M

The cost of living in Douala is 17% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4865th and 5651st ($1156 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 8755th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Taoyuan

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Douala Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$19490

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473