Cost of living comparison
Italy is 54.2% more expensive than Douala.
If you lived in Italy instead of Douala, you would:
pay 71.9% more for restaurants
Douala
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$15.74
€14.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
$9.09
€8.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA916
|
$2.45
€2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA456
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 44.7% more for groceries
Douala
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
FCFA376
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.85
FCFA6,034
|
$7.20
€6.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.63
FCFA6,512
|
$4.88
€4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
FCFA1,123
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
FCFA1,747
|
$4.47
€4.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA404
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
FCFA270
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
FCFA287
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
FCFA543
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA357
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Douala
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
FCFA2,449
|
$8.02
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.76
FCFA10,270
|
$38.40
€35.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,792.69
FCFA18,254,967
|
$25,887.08
€24,181.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
FCFA2,773
|
$18.65
€17.42
|
|
pay 24.5% less for housing
Douala
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$173.20
FCFA106,124
|
$30.75
€28.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$861.09
FCFA527,617
|
$608.10
€568.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$546.73
FCFA334,997
|
$488.80
€456.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$122.08
FCFA74,805
|
$151.72
€141.72
|
|
pay 91.6% more for childcare
Douala
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$510.28
FCFA312,665
|
$459.30
€429.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.94
FCFA2,007,276
|
$9,604.44
€8,971.56
|
|
pay 89.2% more for entertainment and sports
Douala
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
FCFA1,001
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
FCFA970
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
FCFA1,386
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
FCFA19,806
|
$51.79
€48.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$9.32
€8.71
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
Douala
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.45
FCFA49,296
|
$80.37
€75.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.47
FCFA40,117
|
$36.54
€34.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$136.23
FCFA83,472
|
$89.56
€83.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$149.36
FCFA91,517
|
$114.84
€107.28
|
|
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