Douala vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$711
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
21
93
😀 Quality of life
36
86
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.29M

The cost of living in Douala is 51% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4177th and 6163rd ($1300 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 7640th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$13937

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716