Cost of living comparison
Douala is 14.9% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Douala instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 45.7% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.43
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.71
|
$1.49
FCFA907
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.22
|
$0.71
FCFA431
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
$0.50
FCFA302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.38
|
$10.32
FCFA6,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.60
|
$10.94
FCFA6,656
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
$1.89
FCFA1,150
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$3.37
FCFA2,053
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.92
FCFA1,170
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.90
FCFA547
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$0.77
FCFA471
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.12
|
$0.53
FCFA324
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.10
FCFA669
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.84
FCFA513
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.77
|
$4.39
FCFA2,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£75.57
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
$28,706.83
FCFA17,469,946
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.56
|
$7.10
FCFA4,320
|
|
pay 58.4% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
$171.52
FCFA104,382
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
$854.50
FCFA520,018
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£778.23
|
$550.11
FCFA334,780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
$120.26
FCFA73,184
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
$490.05
FCFA298,226
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
$3,233.72
FCFA1,967,924
|
|
pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.33
|
$1.51
FCFA917
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.14
|
$1.48
FCFA900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.99
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.28
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 41.2% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
$77.10
FCFA46,921
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
$64.66
FCFA39,352
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
$134.19
FCFA81,663
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£75.59
|
$144.79
FCFA88,116
|
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