Cost of living comparison
Douala is 74.6% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Douala instead of Peru, you would:
pay 54.4% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
$1.49
FCFA907
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
$0.71
FCFA431
|
|
pay 87.0% more for groceries
Peru
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
$0.50
FCFA302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
$10.32
FCFA6,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
$10.94
FCFA6,656
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
$1.89
FCFA1,150
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
$3.37
FCFA2,053
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
$1.92
FCFA1,170
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.90
FCFA547
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.77
FCFA471
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
$0.53
FCFA324
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
$1.10
FCFA669
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$0.84
FCFA513
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Peru
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$4.39
FCFA2,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
$28,706.83
FCFA17,469,946
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
$7.10
FCFA4,320
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Peru
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
$171.52
FCFA104,382
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
$854.50
FCFA520,018
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
$550.11
FCFA334,780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
$120.26
FCFA73,184
|
|
pay 55.4% more for childcare
Peru
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
$490.05
FCFA298,226
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
$3,233.72
FCFA1,967,924
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
$1.51
FCFA917
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
$1.48
FCFA900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Peru
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
$77.10
FCFA46,921
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
$64.66
FCFA39,352
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
$134.19
FCFA81,663
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
$144.79
FCFA88,116
|
|
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