Cost of living comparison
Austria is 68.3% more expensive than Douala.
If you lived in Austria instead of Douala, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Douala
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$15.13
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA916
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA456
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 68.8% more for groceries
Douala
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
FCFA376
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.85
FCFA6,034
|
$7.30
€6.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.63
FCFA6,512
|
$5.02
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
FCFA1,123
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
FCFA1,747
|
$5.30
€4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA404
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
FCFA270
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
FCFA287
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
FCFA543
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA357
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Douala
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
FCFA2,449
|
$7.22
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.76
FCFA10,270
|
$48.12
€44.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,792.69
FCFA18,254,967
|
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
FCFA2,773
|
$19.81
€18.50
|
|
pay 0.9% more for housing
Douala
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$173.20
FCFA106,124
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$861.09
FCFA527,617
|
$743.38
€694.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$546.73
FCFA334,997
|
$621.91
€580.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$122.08
FCFA74,805
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
|
pay 66.1% more for childcare
Douala
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$510.28
FCFA312,665
|
$416.59
€389.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.94
FCFA2,007,276
|
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Douala
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
FCFA1,001
|
$4.19
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
FCFA970
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
FCFA1,386
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
FCFA19,806
|
$41.56
€38.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$12.77
€11.92
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
Douala
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.45
FCFA49,296
|
$75.76
€70.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.47
FCFA40,117
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$136.23
FCFA83,472
|
$85.33
€79.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$149.36
FCFA91,517
|
$110.53
€103.24
|
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