Cost of living comparison
Douala is 9.3% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Douala instead of Spain, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.35
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$1.49
FCFA907
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.71
FCFA431
|
|
pay 24.7% more for groceries
Spain
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.50
FCFA302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.75
|
$10.32
FCFA6,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$10.94
FCFA6,656
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$1.89
FCFA1,150
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$3.37
FCFA2,053
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.92
FCFA1,170
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.90
FCFA547
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.77
FCFA471
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.53
FCFA324
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$1.10
FCFA669
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.84
FCFA513
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
Spain
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.06
|
$4.39
FCFA2,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.88
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
$28,706.83
FCFA17,469,946
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.35
|
$7.10
FCFA4,320
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Spain
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
$171.52
FCFA104,382
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€768.57
|
$854.50
FCFA520,018
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€617.24
|
$550.11
FCFA334,780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
$120.26
FCFA73,184
|
|
pay 13.9% less for childcare
Spain
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€353.60
|
$490.05
FCFA298,226
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
$3,233.72
FCFA1,967,924
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$1.51
FCFA917
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$1.48
FCFA900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.92
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.85
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 61.8% more for clothing
Spain
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
$77.10
FCFA46,921
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
$64.66
FCFA39,352
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
$134.19
FCFA81,663
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.32
|
$144.79
FCFA88,116
|
|
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