Douala vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$659
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
21
93
😀 Quality of life
30
87
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.35M

The cost of living in Douala is 33% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4669th and 6085th ($1254 vs $941) 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8810th and 373rd 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
$7.53
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464