Douala vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$731
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
21
93
😀 Quality of life
34
83
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.33M

The cost of living in Douala is 58% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4173rd and 6227th ($1368 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 7649th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$13630

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691