Douala vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$711
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
21
86
😀 Quality of life
36
94
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.79M

The cost of living in Douala is 50% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4177th and 571st ($1300 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Cameroon and Canada, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7640th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Toronto

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Douala Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$18837

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Cities near Douala

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

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190