Cost of living comparison
Douala is 2.2% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Douala instead of Italy, you would:
pay 45.2% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Douala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.53
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$4.95
FCFA2,986
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.30
|
$1.49
FCFA898
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.71
FCFA427
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Douala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$0.50
FCFA299
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.26
|
$10.32
FCFA6,221
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$10.94
FCFA6,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$1.89
FCFA1,140
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$3.37
FCFA2,034
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.92
FCFA1,160
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.90
FCFA542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.77
FCFA467
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$0.53
FCFA321
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.10
FCFA663
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.84
FCFA508
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Douala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$4.39
FCFA2,645
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.14
|
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
$28,706.83
FCFA17,308,004
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.97
|
$7.10
FCFA4,280
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Italy
|
Douala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
$171.52
FCFA103,414
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.22
|
$854.50
FCFA515,198
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.07
|
$550.11
FCFA331,677
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
$120.26
FCFA72,505
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Douala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.30
|
$490.05
FCFA295,461
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
$3,233.72
FCFA1,949,681
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Douala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.56
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$1.48
FCFA892
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.18
|
$33.02
FCFA19,909
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.74
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
pay 43.9% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Douala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
$77.10
FCFA46,486
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
$64.66
FCFA38,988
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
$134.19
FCFA80,906
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.17
|
$144.79
FCFA87,299
|
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