Cost of living comparison
Spain is 29.7% more expensive than Douala.
If you lived in Spain instead of Douala, you would:
pay 59.8% more for restaurants
Douala
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$12.45
€11.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
$8.47
€7.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA916
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA456
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Douala
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
FCFA376
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.85
FCFA6,034
|
$5.73
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.63
FCFA6,512
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
FCFA1,123
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
FCFA1,747
|
$3.11
€2.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA404
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
FCFA270
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
FCFA287
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
FCFA543
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA357
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 99.7% more for transportation
Douala
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
FCFA2,449
|
$6.67
€6.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.76
FCFA10,270
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,792.69
FCFA18,254,967
|
$24,357.72
€22,752.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
FCFA2,773
|
$14.14
€13.21
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
Douala
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$173.20
FCFA106,124
|
$40.62
€37.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$861.09
FCFA527,617
|
$697.48
€651.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$546.73
FCFA334,997
|
$570.67
€533.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$122.08
FCFA74,805
|
$106.79
€99.75
|
|
pay 46.0% more for childcare
Douala
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$510.28
FCFA312,665
|
$342.46
€319.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.94
FCFA2,007,276
|
$7,368.05
€6,882.54
|
|
pay 51.9% more for entertainment and sports
Douala
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
FCFA1,001
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
FCFA970
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
FCFA1,386
|
$5.55
€5.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
FCFA19,806
|
$43.33
€40.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$8.42
€7.86
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
Douala
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.45
FCFA49,296
|
$73.58
€68.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.47
FCFA40,117
|
$33.02
€30.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$136.23
FCFA83,472
|
$74.35
€69.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$149.36
FCFA91,517
|
$91.35
€85.33
|
|
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