Cost of living comparison
Douala is 12.6% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Douala instead of Austria, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.22
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.56
|
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.77
|
$1.49
FCFA907
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.10
|
$0.71
FCFA431
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
Austria
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$0.50
FCFA302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.63
|
$10.32
FCFA6,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$10.94
FCFA6,656
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$1.89
FCFA1,150
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.37
|
$3.37
FCFA2,053
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.92
FCFA1,170
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$0.90
FCFA547
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.77
FCFA471
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$0.53
FCFA324
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.10
FCFA669
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.84
FCFA513
|
|
pay 38.3% less for transportation
Austria
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.04
|
$4.39
FCFA2,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€46.04
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,180.49
|
$28,706.83
FCFA17,469,946
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.27
|
$7.10
FCFA4,320
|
|
pay 73.9% more for housing
Austria
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.69
|
$171.52
FCFA104,382
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€808.53
|
$854.50
FCFA520,018
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€635.84
|
$550.11
FCFA334,780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€248.59
|
$120.26
FCFA73,184
|
|
pay 36.5% less for childcare
Austria
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€435.64
|
$490.05
FCFA298,226
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,254.22
|
$3,233.72
FCFA1,967,924
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.26
|
$1.51
FCFA917
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$1.48
FCFA900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€41.14
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.77
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 24.1% more for clothing
Austria
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€79.00
|
$77.10
FCFA46,921
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€43.00
|
$64.66
FCFA39,352
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€82.64
|
$134.19
FCFA81,663
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€116.26
|
$144.79
FCFA88,116
|
|
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