Cost of living comparison
Istanbul is 0.4% more expensive than Douala.
If you lived in Istanbul instead of Douala, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
Douala
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$6.23
₺202.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$5.71
₺185.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA919
|
$1.08
₺35.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA458
|
$0.41
₺13.47
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Douala
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
FCFA377
|
$0.62
₺20.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.85
FCFA6,058
|
$4.15
₺134.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.63
FCFA6,538
|
$4.81
₺156.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
FCFA1,127
|
$2.15
₺69.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
$2.27
₺73.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.47
₺15.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA405
|
$0.67
₺21.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
FCFA271
|
$0.43
₺13.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
FCFA288
|
$0.59
₺19.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
FCFA546
|
$0.31
₺10.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA359
|
$0.38
₺12.31
|
|
pay 51.4% more for transportation
Douala
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
FCFA2,459
|
$4.24
₺137.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.76
FCFA10,311
|
$40.37
₺1,311.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,792.69
FCFA18,328,463
|
$49,354.50
₺1,603,310.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
FCFA2,784
|
$4.21
₺136.84
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
Douala
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$173.20
FCFA106,551
|
$11.21
₺364.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$861.09
FCFA529,741
|
$731.05
₺23,748.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$546.73
FCFA336,346
|
$439.68
₺14,283.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$122.08
FCFA75,106
|
$58.15
₺1,888.89
|
|
pay 62.5% more for childcare
Douala
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$510.28
FCFA313,924
|
$354.28
₺11,509.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.94
FCFA2,015,358
|
$8,377.11
₺272,135.41
|
|
pay 17.3% more for entertainment and sports
Douala
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
FCFA1,005
|
$3.12
₺101.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
FCFA974
|
$2.38
₺77.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
FCFA1,392
|
$1.90
₺61.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
FCFA19,886
|
$34.10
₺1,107.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$4.73
₺153.58
|
|
pay 38.1% less for clothing
Douala
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.45
FCFA49,495
|
$53.54
₺1,739.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.47
FCFA40,279
|
$37.09
₺1,204.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$136.23
FCFA83,809
|
$95.72
₺3,109.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$149.36
FCFA91,886
|
$81.00
₺2,631.30
|
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