Douala vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$748
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
21
93
😀 Quality of life
40
84
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.33M

The cost of living in Douala is 45% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4344th and 5995th ($1363 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7753rd and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$14970

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451